What seemed like a simple repair led us to a historical journey through the life of not just anyone, but a military veteran, a child of immigrants, and the first individual Big Ten champion at the wrestling powerhouse we know as the University of Iowa.

I ran away on my little sister’s birthday. My younger sister Natalie had a party at the local movie theater. There were a lot of screaming kids and Natalie spent most of the time avoiding all the activities in which she was supposed to be the center of attention.

Does everyone find himself ALWAYS locked in a room reading a book or sitting quietly? Is the extroverted person ALWAYS running around introducing herself to anyone who will listen? Hardly, situations often dictate how we act. Have you ever known someone who, if asked to label them introvert or extrovert, you couldn't quite put your finger on? Maybe that person is yourself. I felt this way for a long time, and then I found out what it means to be an ambivert.

The very hair growing from my head suddenly didn't feel like my own, it felt very much like an imposter, and I didn't like it. I looked at natural women and their hair was beautiful and healthy. I didn't want to damage my hair any longer, and more importantly, I didn't want to change the hair God gave me.

Writer's block. We've all been there. You have an idea, or maybe you don't, but you know something needs to get on the page. You start jotting down lines or typing on your computer and everything that comes out sounds like crud.

At seven years old I walked into a local CVS store down the street from my house and fell in love with a 3 x 5 inch Lisa Frank notebook (any 90s kid, girls in particular remember her). There was a bear on the cover and it was shiny, bright and, dare I admit, a bit gaudy. In other words, it was simply beautiful.

By now, everyone has heard the story rocking the National Basketball Association and affecting almost every trade in the league: LeBron James is returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers. This is acutely a basketball story but it’s poignant not because it’s about sports but because it’s about home