Tag: life lesson
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The Day Hope Had a Waiting Room
It was February 10, 2021. Early that morning, I received notification that I was eligible to receive the brand-new COVID vaccine. I was working in Oklahoma at the time, and because of agreements between Native American communities and the federal government regarding pandemic response, our area was receiving vaccines earlier than many other parts of…
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A Table for Three
By the time I left the Obama Presidential Center, I thought the day had already given me everything it had to offer. The museum had moved me more deeply than I expected. Then, as I rode the elevator down from the Sky Room, the doors opened to reveal an unexpected encounter with President Obama himself.…
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When the Elevator Doors Opened
There was one story I intentionally left out of my last article about the Obama Presidential Center. Not because it wasn’t important. Quite the opposite. I left it out because I didn’t want it to overshadow everything else I experienced that day. The museum deserved to be the story. Its architecture, its accessibility, the extraordinary…
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More Room Than You Imagine
Months ago, I reserved a ticket to visit the Obama Presidential Center. I knew I would be in Chicago in July for a conference, and when I realized the Center would be open, I signed up to be reminded of when the tickets went on sale and was eagerly online when they did. I was…
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The Best Part of Disney Wasn’t on the Schedule
When I adopted my son in February 2008 in San Diego, both of our lives changed forever. A few weeks after our adoption, during spring break, we celebrated in what felt like the most magical way possible. We flew across the country to Walt Disney World. Up until then, he had barely been outside our…
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Home Has a Way of Finding Us
Today Waco was covered by a haze that had traveled more than 6,000 miles from Africa. Scientists can explain exactly how it happened. Strong winds lifted dust from the Sahara, carried it across the Atlantic, crossed the Gulf of Mexico, and eventually drifted into Texas. For most people, it was simply an unusually hazy day.…
Brandon D. Hill, PhD 