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Ten Years Later: Reflections on Earning My Doctoral Degree This month marks ten years since I earned my doctoral degree from St. John Fisher College, now St. John Fisher University. I began the program because I wanted to become a stronger writer. In many ways, earning that degree became like other challenges I had taken on, […]

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Hobbies My children are all adults now, and I finally have time to think about the hobbies I would like to pursue. Over the years, I have made curtains, painted, kayaked, played racquetball and pickleball, and now write on Substack. One thing I have always wanted to try is ceramics. When I was completing my […]

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The Heart and the Recognition of Release I am a little late with this posting. Life, as it often does, shifted plans. Right now, our family is focused on my husband’s heart. With his permission, I am sharing part of our story in the hope that it might encourage someone else to ask a question, […]

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The “Traveling Bug” My love of travel began in the eighth grade on a marching band trip from Central New York to West Virginia. I still remember the low hum of the bus, the mix of nervous chatter and laughter around me, and the feeling of watching familiar roads give way to someplace entirely new. […]

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The Journey When I decided to start a Substack, I knew I didn’t want to limit myself to writing about just one topic. My interests have taken me in many different directions over the years—higher education, leadership, research, travel, food, health, writing, and whatever idea happens to catch my attention next. To help organize everything, […]