Quote of the Day “Success is the sum of small efforts – repeated day in and day out.” – Robert Collier
Spring Break 2021 – Girls’ Trip and Guys’ Week
Spring Break 2019 – City Museum and the Loud Drive Home
Quote of the Day “Our job is to connect. It’s to take the perspective of someone else. Empathy is not connecting to an experience, it’s connecting to the emotions that underpin an experience.” – Brené Brown, Dare to Lead.
Spring Break 2019 – The Gateway Arch & STL Zoo
Quote of the Day “I shall pass this way but once; any good, therefore, that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer nor neglect
Spring Break 2019 – St. Louis
Quote of the Day “As you think about your own path to daring leadership, remember Joseph Campbell’s wisdom: ‘The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.’ Own the fear, find the cave, and write a new ending
Spring Break 2018: Colorado, Day 8 – Runnin’ and Returnin’
This was the earliest morning as we were up and on the road by 5:30am. We had granola bars and bananas for breakfast on the car ride to Denver. The Hoppin’ Half-Marathon started and ended in Central Park. We parked
Spring Break 2018: Colorado, Day 7 – Seven Bridges and Pike’s Peak
Gratitude: Energetic and strong-willed boys who didn’t give up on the Manitou Springs Incline. The Pits: Scraping my hand on a rock when I slipped on the snow and fell while coming back down the trail. The Peaks: We headed
Spring Break 2018: Colorado, Day 6 – Manitou Springs Incline
Gratitude: Safe ski trip with no injuries. The opportunity to stay at a chalet that was much closer to our ski destination. Fun times riding in the golf cart. The Pits: The majority of the way up the Manitou Springs
Spring Break 2018: Colorado, Day 5 – Ski Cooper
Gratitude: Beautiful drive to Buena Vista. Fun game night with the Petaks playing 7 Wonders. The Pits: I had a headache during our ski lessons. At first I thought it was altitude sickness, but I’m pretty sure it was caused
Spring Break 2018: Colorado, Day 4 – Manitou Springs & Buena Vista
Gratitude: Time to walk through a city with my family with minimal complaints. A relatively quiet house and an evening to relax. Weston’s thievery. Story below. The Peaks: It snowed overnight and we woke up to a beautiful scene just
Spring Break 2018: Colorado, Day 3 – The U.S. Mint
Gratitude: Both boys behaving in church. Traci prompted a mindful moment while we were at Siamese Twin rocks in the Garden of the Gods. Watching the sunset over Pike’s Peak, even though it was cloudy. The Pits: The couple right