Adventure Files
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The Adventures of Grief
One year without my grandfather—the man who was more like a father to me. Today isn’t…
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We Came for Fourth Wing, Stayed for Throne of Glass
A birthday lunch, a bookish painting, and one very unexpected plot twist: we came for Fourth…
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Adventure Files| Cime Nails in Roanoke
By Shyanne Gines There are some places you go once, have a good experience, and then…
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Favorites Friday| Six Things I’m Loving Right Now (Conference Week Edition)
Conference week is officially over, and I’m equal parts exhausted, inspired, and already thinking about what…
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Heart Day| Caring About the Work Without Letting the Work Consume You
What should have been a simple decision—stay for a networking event or go home—turned into 30…
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Brain Day| Why Training Matters When Your Job Touches Other People’s Worst Days
Why does continuing education matter in criminal justice? From changing technology and trauma research to professional…
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Life Lately| Some Weeks Are Heavier Than Others
Some professional-development weeks bring exciting new skills. Others require learning about difficult realities, carrying their weight,…
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Adventure Files| Baseball, Star Wars & Spider-Man
A Friday night that started with RoughRiders baseball and Star Wars somehow ended with Spider-Man, movie…
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Favorites Friday| Things That Made This Week Better
Favorites Friday is my weekly pause to celebrate the little things making life better—from books, coffee,…
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Heart Thursday| Parenting Together, Co-Parenting, Default Parenting, and Absent Parenting: They’re Not the Same Thing
Not all parenting roles are the same. Learn the difference between parenting together, healthy and unhealthy…