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  • June 27, 2021
     
    Search for a beautiful heart. Not necessarily a beautiful face. Beautiful people are not always good. But good people are always beautiful.
    Uncovering grace
    Week: 1
    I have spent so much of my life striving for more, as if I was missing something. Making goals, setting intentions, building lists to be stronger, better, more of what, I did not know? And now, with another birthday to be grateful...

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  • May 31, 2021
    Journaling from grieving to grateful
    The buzz of silence rang in my ears, and I smiled, humming the melody of “all that jazz” from the Chicago musical we had just finished watching. Chelsea plodded up to bed and my mother-in-law, Jane, drove home as I walked through the house tidying our mess. With the boys off camping, the three of us girls had enjoyed an evening together with dinner and a...

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  • May 23, 2021
    Discovering peace and purpose - the bravery of being
    A quest for bravery
    As months of quarantine restrictions diminish, I begin again on a quest for bravery. That leap of faith when you are unsure of the outcome but go for it anyway. Where possibility from small brave decisions can lead you in a new direction. They say fear filled choices always build our confidence, even if things do not go...

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  • April 22, 2021
    Carefree days
    Aimlessly sifting through boxes of old photographs I paused to reflect on my life of today. Vaguely remembering the kids, we were, yet tender to the sweetness of our childhood I dust away the cobwebs to consider how time had cast aside flashes of these memories. Photos, I barely recognize slip past my fingers, until one captures my attention. 
    This snapshot from the early 1970’s...

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  • March 21, 2021
    We also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
    ~Romans 5:3-5
    Week 12
    Theme: Chapter 3 of 12 (Slow, create, mindful)
    While savoring a peaceful moment I decided to enjoy...

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  • March 14, 2021
    "Spring sang softly as winter died, I'll bloom for you; while my heart still cries."
    Week: 11
    Theme: Week 3 of 12 (slow, create, mindful)
    It has been over twenty years since my father passed away. Losing him still triggers the sting of grief and many unresolved feelings. His inability to quit smoking still makes me resentful. As I live beyond his age it leaves emotions too difficult to unravel...

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  • March 7, 2021
    "Gratitude is the fairest bloom which springs from the soul"
    ~ Henry Ward Beecher 
    Theme: Chapter 3 or 12 (Slow, create, mindful)
    Week: 9 Planting new ideas
    Waking early promotes possibility when I cultivate the space for play, this dance of time provides compassion to my soul. Gratitude surges when we take the time to notice, nudging out the anxious thoughts with distraction. Slowly eliminating...

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  • February 28, 2021
    Make sure your worst enemy doesn't live between your ears. ~Laird Hamilton 
    Week 9: self love
    Theme: Love
    Kindness to thy self, what a curious thought
    I decided to embark on a mindfulness adventure, to pay attention to the critical thoughts that bubble up in a day. Those little disappointments that are cataloged as negative when I feel like something needs improvement; whether it is my running,...

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  • February 21, 2021
     
    Some things in life cannot be fixed, they can only be carried. ~ Megan Devine 
    Week 8: Remembering Ryan
    Theme: Love
     In the quiet
    It is always difficult to wrap my head around the anniversary of Ryan’s death. It is not a day you celebrate, but instead one that magnifies the passing of time without him. Twenty-eight years have drifted by like a haze, especially when compared to the 5 years...

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  • February 14, 2021
    "True friendship resists time, distance and silence" 
    Week 7 - Girlfriends
    Theme: Love
    What would we do without girlfriends?
    Girlfriends
    Our lives are greatly influenced by our community of friends. There to lift us when we are down, these individuals provide the light to help guide us on our journey. From the high school friendships that withstand the test of time, to the connections we form...

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