“You’ve got this,” Kaylea texted.
Wearing my two-sizes-too-small practice pants for the first time in years, I felt almost like a ballplayer. I was equal parts excited and nervous, mostly because I had no idea what to expect. I was getting ...
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Day #216
There was a Captain Springfield spotting at Westport Elementary. In partnership with several area organizations, my church provided volunteers for the Back to School celebration hosted at the school where Mom used to teach kindergarten. ...
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Day #215
It is my birthday month which is wonderful, but it is also the month school resumes which feels like a balloon slowly deflating. I remember getting jeans for my birthday every year because I needed them for school. There is nothing exciting ...
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Day #214
On the day Guy was born, his uncles were at a baseball game. One of them signed and dated the scorecard, “Happy birth date to Guy, Uncle Stan Musial.”
Guy’s connection to sports and scores was sealed from day one, with a Hall of Famer ...
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O Captain! My Captain!
“Who are you and where are you going?”
Answering the two-part question was the first assignment for sophomores taking Mr. Nichols’ English class at Kickapoo High School. I was rather intimidated by the task in front of me. What 16-year old ...
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