I stopped at a gas station on my way from the Portland Oregon airport to the Portland coast recently. It was a typical rest stop like we’ve all seen and done a million times before. Gas up the car, get a drink, and use the restroom in a town we’ve never been to before. …
A soccer team is typically made up of 11 starters, and others on the bench for substitutions during the game. My daughter is part of her eighth-grade school soccer team, and she loves it. She loves the team, the program, and everything about soccer. Unfortunately, they only had 11 girls on the team. There were…
I was working with an awesome group of educators and school leaders in Abilene, Texas, at an event back in the fall of 2024. One of the activities that I do with my groups is to ask them to describe the different ways they support their schools, colleagues, and teams. I was deep in…
I love watching my kids play sports. They’re all heavily involved. Just as my Dad taught me when he came to my games, I don’t say much from the stands. I just listen and cheer respectfully for the teams. In my daughter’s recent youth soccer game for the Monroe Woodbury Force girls’ soccer program,…
