Healthy Habits
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What Do We Really Want?
“They have eyes, but they don’t see. They have ears, but they don’t hear.” Jeremiah 5:21 Wait, I’m sorry. Is Jeremiah talking about all of these people around me? Teenagers at…
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Do Vision Boards Work?
Last year I sat with a friend in my living room. Magazines littered the floor, clippings everywhere. Taylor Swift’s Reputation concert played on Netflix. I found myself doing something I never do: creating…
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A Business Built on Hope
Growing up I’d tag along with my dad to visit the family business. Johnson’s General Stores has been around since 1915. My little girl self didn’t understand the business of stopping by one…
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March is the New January
I two-stepped my way into 2019. Literally. A guy two-stepped me around at a concert where no one else was actually two-stepping. I’m pretty sure I made the top ten greatest moments of…
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Push the Tables Together
It was the day before Thanksgiving break. I sat in my car before going to my classroom. I do this often, sit in the silence for a few minutes. My silent battle cry…
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Noticing Chaos without Ignoring Life
“1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 and 1-2-3-4…” the counts repeated over and over again. It was soothing to my mind, an escape from life. Steady, stable, consistent, reliable. The cold eight counts were like a warm blanket…
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Hard Work in the Secret Spaces
“You look good. What have you been doing?” I’ve gotten this question a few times in the last several months. Each time someone asks, I squirm a little. Have I really changed that…
