I never made my junior high volleyball team. On my 18th birthday both my boyfriend and best friend canceled their plans with me. My choir teacher said I sounded tone-def. No one showed up to my first life coaching class. Sad, right? Life is full of disappointments (I was keeping my list short). How we deal with those disappointments reveals more about our character than any outward appearance we put off. When disappointment strikes it is easy to feel angry, upset, hurt, sad

Some are born with it. Some develop it. We all want it: Courage. And not just the courage to back country ski or walk across fire. I’m talking about the deep-seated courage that drives you to push onward. Life is an uphill battle, and for some us to make it with one foot in front of the other feels like more than we can manage. Others have no fear when trudging forward towards their goals. What makes the difference? It’s a little attitude, add drive, and most critical, courag

When I stepped into the doors at college I was in for a little surprise—no one, and I do mean no one, knew who I was. Since elementary school I had been known as “Mrs. Williams’ daughter,” in high school I was the “theater girl,” then I was “Miss Kaysville.” There were so many different variations of how people knew me and for what or if they knew my family. Starting college was having my slate cleared. I realized this when I introduced myself the very first day (an activity

Recently, my grandmother’s cancer has taken a serious turn for the worst. So bad that she already has made arrangements for her funeral, headstone, and I was tasked to write an obituary. While death is a natural part of life, it hits us all with surprise and pain. The last few nights I have been at my grandmother’s bedside rubbing her feet, or feeding her water with a spoon. My poor mother has dedicated her summer and only time off to tending her mother. Death teaches you a f