A Retirement Update from the Laundry Room: Home Is Where We Open the Suitcases
See Part Two: Our Calendar Has Other Plans for the second part of this post. Part One When October 3,…
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The Royal Scotsman
The Royal Scotsman The Flying Scotsman was a famous steam locomotive and passenger train service that ran between Edinburgh and…
Anchors, Not Chains: Building a New Home Rhythm
Building a New Home Rhythm Morning arrives differently now. Without an alarm clock announcing the day, we are discovering the…
SKOL: The Discipline of Hope
Super Bowl Sunday. The day you gather with family and friends to watch the biggest sporting event of the year…
Let’s Focus on the Good Things
Traveling back to Minnesota always gives us time to talk. Especially now, when there are no work calls or texts…
Word of the Year 2026 – Intentionality
In·ten·tion·al·i·ty /inˌten(t)SHəˈnalədē/ noun 1. the fact of being deliberate or purposive. the quality of mental states (e.g., thoughts, beliefs, desires,…
January 2026 is in the Books
January in the Upper Midwest is cold. It is the month we disappear into our homes, venturing out only when…