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What If…We Find Calm

26 Sep 202027 Sep 2020
I've noticed that I feel 🌅calm, and that sounds a little crazy to me, given this 👻insane year. 2020 hasn't been what any of us would have expected. There is…
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What If…We follow the Example of RBG

19 Sep 202020 Sep 2020
The 🌎world lost a great one this week with the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. 💔The United States lost an important Supreme Court Justice. 💔Women lost a champion. 💔Fighters for…
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What I…We Don’t Try to Race Time

12 Sep 202011 Jul 2022
"Time waits for no one." -Folklore (dated as far back as 1225) "The two most powerful warriors are patience and time." – Leo Tolstoy Have you ever noticed that every single…
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WhatIf…We Remember All of the Days

5 Sep 20205 Sep 2020
Ken and I forgot our 💍anniversary one year. It was the year of the Joplin tornado, and our anniversary fell during those first days after the storm. There was so…
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Maya Angelou Knew

3 Jun 20203 Jun 2020
I don't need to add any other words to this post. Maya Angelou knew what to say. If you're searching for the WHY during this tumultuous time, look to her…
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My Teenager’s Pandemic Diary- Vol. 5

29 Apr 2020
This is the fifth diary entry written by my teenage daughter. For a virtual history class assignment, students are asked to write about the experience of living through a pandemic.…
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What If…We Don’t Try to Steer

2 Apr 20205 Apr 2020
You might think I'm one of those people who rolls with the punches. There are times that is true, for sure. Not always, though. The big 😀smile hides my tendency…
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Don’t Be Afraid to Do the Work

4 Oct 2019
When I wrote my book, LIFEGUARD, I specifically wanted it to be a book and workbook in one. My vision was for readers to learn about my personal struggles and…
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A Disney Family Holiday

31 Dec 2018
Do you ever have those moments when you wish you could freeze time? Those moments when you want to stay in your Fantasyland a little bit longer? That was me…
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The Youngest Child

16 Dec 2018
My husband and I have five kids between us. We were both married before and brought two kids each into our marriage. I had a girl and a boy. He…
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Find Your Sages and Share Their Stories

22 Nov 2018
My grandmother was a wise woman. She used to say that age was just a number and that she hoped to have "a lot of numbers!" This lady never acted…
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Lessons for the Valleys of Life

6 Oct 20186 Oct 2018
I have a friend at work who was recently diagnosed with cancer. He has been tested for just about every illness under the sun for the past few months with…
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What to Say When There are No Words

9 Aug 2018
I have a side hustle as a stylist for a premium clothing company. One of the ladies at our home office recently suffered the unimaginable. I'm not here to tell…
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All You Have to Do is Reach for It

24 Apr 2018
I'm currently reading Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer. If you haven't read this book, you might want to give it a try. The story is about a young man who grew…
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Beyond Exhausted

12 Apr 2018
A co-worker asked me this morning if I was okay. I smiled, knowing exactly what she meant. Her next sentence was, "You look exhausted." She continued by telling me that…
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Setter’s Story: A Volleyball Metaphor for Life

16 Sep 201720 Feb 2022
Our teenage daughter is a volleyball player. I take that back. She's not just a player. This kid lives for volleyball. She's in the gym for hours on end every…
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Advice to My Younger Running Self

24 May 2017
They say that experience brings wisdom. That’s certainly true of running. When I look back to my younger running self, I remember all of the doubts, the fear of even…
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Anybody Is Everybody

21 Mar 2017
I was a writer for RUNHAVEN website, which was a site designed for all types of runners that shared technical advice as well as personal runner stories. Because RunHaven is…
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Joplin Tornado: 5 Years Later and 5 Things I Know For Sure

22 May 2016
It can be difficult to remember what our city looked like 5 years ago today. On May 22, 2011 at 5:41PM an EF-5 tornado slammed through Joplin, Missouri, and left…
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Reflections-25 Things Learned from the Joplin Tornado

18 May 2016
Five years ago this week--May 22, 2011 at 5:41PM to be exact--Joplin, Missouri, was just about wiped off the map by an EF-5 tornado. It was a tornado unlike any…

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Dianne Schramm

Dianne Schramm

Dianne Schramm

I'm known for my quick smile, positive attitude, and loud laughter. A few of my favorite things (did you just sing that?) are warm sunshine, a pint of ice cream with a spoon, all things Disney, a great workout, random acts of kindness, and loud music in the car. Did I mention coffee? Or is that understood? Where else can you find me? Instagram: @sharingthestairs and @shopwordsunshine Facebook: Word Sunshine wordsunshine.com

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