My name is Sam Smith (no, not the famous singer). I just turned 29 - let’s hear it for all my Aries people! I was raised in Northern California in…
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Gymnastics
The year was 2017. I entered the same brick gymnastics studio in Aurora, Illinois I’d been going to since the ripe age of two……
As I deliberated on who’s story I wanted to share for Easter, I was forced to take a step back and remember what the day signifies. Easter, also referred to…
Typically, I would spend Easter at my Grandparents’ house in Colorado and typically, if my plans were thwarted in any way, I would be on the fast track to a…
I am a planner. I am 100% a Type-A personality. I have a schedule and a checklist for just about everything. I also have 2 beautiful boys.... with the amount…
As the sun started to peak its way out from behind the mountain and through the square window, I heard Sierra’s body shift against the fibers of the brown couch.…
This is a new one, you guys… this is both from the writer’s perspective and in interview form. I met Senika (coolest name ever, right?) back in 2012 when I…
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KIDS
“S - Speed!” Remi shouted. It must’ve been the hundredth speed limit sign they’d passed. The Hendrickson’s were racing to wrap up the alphabet…
La vita e bella —Life is beautiful
I like to relocate. I like to experiment with my career. Change excites me. Novelty ignites a passion that makes me feel alive.…
As a collective, we root for love, don’t we? In the end, that’s the bond that unites us more than anything. Or, at least that’s what I’d like to think.…
John Kroll… I could use so many words to describe this man.
I suppose I will start by explaining how our relationship began, which as you can guess, based on…
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Work Ethic
I’ll never forget one of the first compliments Matthew gave me… it really struck me as I hadn’t been in a relationship with…

