A Different College Experience – Book Review by Jill Printzenhoff Tuesday, February 26, 2019 Total freedom and the chance to experience whatever they want without repercussions are two of the many ideals students embrace as methods to gain the best out of college life. Unfortunately, those attitudes and behaviors, along with many others, lead to…
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 When the New Year rolls around, the concept of one word for the year resurfaces. The idea is to choose a word to focus on over the next year. Then, throughout the following 365 days, work on improving in that area. This year, the word that captured my mind was relationships.…
Bringing Home a Live Christmas Tree was Harder than I Expected by Jill Printzenhoff “This is not a good idea,” I said while gripping the steering wheel and staring at the icy hill. “Mom! Turn around!” my oldest demanded. Although I absorbed her words, my stubbornness had kicked in a few miles back. I had…
Tuesday, July 24, 2018 A number of years ago I became intrigued by individuals who sought to conquer Mt. Everest. Once they placed their feet on top of that mountain, they took a few moments to celebrate as they soaked in the view from the highest peak in the world. These climbers, however, could not…
Tuesday, February 6, 2018 How Exercising My Right to Vote Led to an Audience with the Judge by Jill Printzenhoff “I’m sorry. You’re name isn’t here.” The lady behind the table smiled. “When did you register?” “When we moved here, over a year ago. I applied for my state drivers license at the same…
One Word for 2018 Tuesday, January 9, 2018 As I thought about what word should characterize 2018, the word refocus nudged itself ahead of all the other words floating around in my brain. The more I thought about this word, the more I realized that I not only need to refocus, I want to…
Saturday, November 11, 2017 Today I simply wanted to share this photo with you and the verse of Psalm 25:4. We have many choices as to the paths we take in life. Yet, there is a stark difference in the overall outcome between choosing the broad paths verses the narrow path (Matthew 7:13-14). My prayer…
Friday, July 21, 2017 In preparation to meet his opponent David stooped to collect five stones from the streambed. His stride never faltered as he crossed the Valley of Elah and the outline of his adversary came into clearer view. Neither did he utter thoughts of retreat, nor vocalize fear as he neared Goliath and…
Tuesday, June 13, 2017 Although he was to my left and some distance away, I could clearly see him. “What is that guy doing?” I asked mainly to myself. “I mean, the dude just caught ANOTHER fish! What is that? Like, number five?” Longing to feel the bump indicating a bite, I stared at my pole…
Tuesday, May 2, 2017 It always happens after completing a high-pressure project, turning in the last assignment for one of my seven-week grad classes, or wrapping up an intense writing contract. Restlessness. I don’t know what to do with myself. I’m tempted to call this scenario the black hole syndrome. It’s akin to falling into…
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