Finding Extraordinary celebrates meaningful coincidences—those chance encounters and unexpected connections that quietly transform our lives. These muses reveal how ordinary moments can become crossroads of magic, grace, and human connection. Inspired by “Locker Room Moments with Dad,” this collection honors life’s beautiful accidents: the strangers who cross our paths, the small gestures that change everything, and the reminders that even our darkest moments hold light. The extraordinary isn’t far away—it’s woven into every day. When we stay open to wonder, meaning finds us right where we are.
Part 2 of the Stranger Than Fiction Series Ever feel like your life is stranger than fiction? Or that a show (hint: Mamma Mia!) somehow believes in you more than you do? That moment when you step into the wings and realize it’s your time to fly—when you’re finding courage center stage—and that moment changes… Continue reading From Fear to Center Stage: My Mamma Mia Golden Brick Road
Part 1 of the Stranger Than Fiction Series Ever feel like you’ve poured so much of yourself into your kids that you forgot you had dreams of your own? That was me—until one family tradition handed me the golden brick on a road I didn’t even know I was building. For years, our tradition was… Continue reading Mamma Mia, Family Tradition, and The Golden Brick That Broke Me
Yale-Approved “Come on, it’s fun,” I said, mostly listening to every 80s song I ever loved streaming in the background. “If you had to teach a class, what would it be?” Skylar groaned. “Let’s talk about something else.” “I don’t know,” her boyfriend said, trying to make a good impression. “This is hard.” Alexandra stared… Continue reading If I Taught 80s Pop Culture
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