Quotes Worth Remembering from a Commencement Conversation for the Class of 2020

Beth VogtBeth K. Vogt, challenges, change, choices, confidence, courage, dreams, expectations, failure, goals, Life, lifequotes, opportunities, perseverance, perspective, Quotes, success 8 Comments

@bethvogt I attended a graduation ceremony on Monday. It was a virtual ceremony, hosted by actor John Krasinski, via his Some Good News (SGN) YouTube channel. One of the fun things about the ceremony? People were graduating from kindergarten right on up through college, all across the globe. I also loved how, while John highlighted several valedictorians, he opted out …

Choosing to Listen to Our Children

Beth VogtBeth K. Vogt, choices, family, goals, home, In Others' Words, Life, Love, perspective, Quotes, Relationships, Thoughts 10 Comments

@bethvogt   My husband and I spent the weekend in Minnesota visiting our youngest daughter at college. I took thousands of photos of Christa’s volleyball team during practice and the two matches the team played on Friday and Saturday. We took her off campus for “real food.” But my favorite part? The time at the Mall of America. Let me …

Grandmotherly Advice as You Start College — A Conversation with My Daughter and Her Mimaw

Beth VogtBeth K. Vogt, challenges, change, choices, confidence, courage, expectations, family, goals, guest post, Identity, In Others' Words, Life, perspective, Quotes 27 Comments

Guest Post by Christa Vogt Last weekend, my husband and I visited his 100-year-old mother. Our youngest daughter, Christa, came along to visit her “Mimaw,” since she leaves for college this week. When we arrived at the skilled nursing facility where Rob’s mom has been staying for the past two months (too long of a story for this blog post), …

Earthquakes, Aftershocks, and Choosing to Trust

Beth VogtBeth K. Vogt, bravery, challenges, choices, courage, crisis, Faith, family, In Others' Words, Life, Quotes, Reality, Relationships, strength, stress 9 Comments

@bethvogt I didn’t sleep last Friday. I stayed up all night long – by choice. It wasn’t all that difficult, considering I was in Colorado and my youngest daughter, Christa, was in California where there’d been not one, but two record-breaking earthquakes in a little over 24 hours. And let’s not consider the I-lost-cost-of-how-many aftershocks. I know staying awake all …