"Lead with your heart,
and don’t let fear get in the way."


Wendy Pitts Reeves

On Risk

I don’t remember how I came across this, but I know that it came into my life somewhere around the time that I made the decision to run for public off...

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Courage in Action: Big Lessons, BIG Growth

I told her she’d be a different person at supper that night.

Of course, she looked at me like I was crazy.

But then, I knew something she didn’t.

I...

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Courage in Action: Little Lessons, Big Growth

ā€œNow, where does this pole go?ā€

Ā ā€œDo I put the stakes in BEFORE I stick the poles in those little sleeve things or after?ā€

ā€œAnybody got a hammer I c...

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Whoops. Did I miss a turn somewhere?

Have you ever been lost?

I have – so many times it’s not funny. Well actually, it IS funny.

SometimesĀ veryĀ funny.

Like – back in June, for instance...

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There’s a Cricket in My Skillet, and Other Joys of Camping

No, I’m not into eating weird things. :)

Just found the little guy when I pulled out a skillet to cook a little breakfast over the weekend. Clearly h...

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Put your lips to the world…

The other day I told you I was heading out to do a little exploring, in anticipation of ourĀ JuneĀ 21 Not-So-Secret Adventure Weekend. Friend Nancy, dau...

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The Joys – and Dangers – of ā€˜Sploring

I’m going ā€˜sploring today.

That’s what we’d call it when the kids were little. Their dad and I would gather them up, grab a few snacks, toss some dri...

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5 Ways to Face the Fear Monster

Where do you find the courage to do those things that scare you the most?

I’ve been thinking about that. I talk to women every day who push themselve...

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Do You Know a Courageous Woman?

I do.

Lots of them. Several of them, like Carolyn,Ā  piled into kayaks with me on a sunny afternoon last fall, even when they were uncomfortable aroun...

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Special Mother-Daughter Secret Adventure, Saturday, May 19

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My team and I are hosting all kinds of fun events each month. My daughter, Maiah (that’s her in the picture)Ā  calls them Field Trips for GrownUps. ...
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