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If you look closely, you can see the snowflakes on the flowers! Is this baseball weather? I captured this snapshot on my walk through the Oregon State campus as the snow was quickly melting. I had some time to spare in the early morning hours before the regional tournament for the Columbia Empire Volleyball Association, so [...]

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I never gave much thought to the expression “I’ll clear my calendar” until this week when my Palm desktop program surprised me with a completely blank calendar. I had gone to the kitchen to clean up after the morning rush to get the kids to school, and when I came back to my desk all events since [...]

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I usually don’t watch much television, and I especially can’t stand most of the reality shows that my daughters try to watch after school. I tend to find something to do in the kitchen while they watch TV so that I can censor things when they start getting really weird, or at least I can have [...]

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OUCH! I woke up feeling the aches and pains of asking my muscles to do some work, so I went straight for some relief and took an Advil with my orange juice. Bill and I spent some time over the weekend shooting photos for the fitness book we look forward to printing soon, and I [...]

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I want to pass along to you this story of a high school freshmen baseball team who did the right thing. They chose not to whine, but to make a positive effort to turn a potentially rained-out game into a reason to celebrate. Instead of whining and complaining about poor field conditions, they pitched in [...]

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I am humbled by the responses I received in reply to my request for input on our family’s conflict between baseball and Easter. Many of you took time to give such thoughtful and positive suggestions. I could feel the emotion and caring behind so many of your ideas, and I appreciate your willingness to be [...]

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When my husband told me that he had announced my blog to his email list, I felt a bit of panic come over me. You know, like I had just found out that he had invited company for dinner and we are nowhere near ready to entertain. Well, right now I feel like I am [...]

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        Where do we turn for answers to our moral dilemmas in our sports family, where baseball is religion? Well, almost a religion. God is always first in our lives. At least that’s what we try teach and model for our children. So who can I turn to for advice on our current situation? Dr. [...]

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