“Allow yourself to become, to expand. Don’t feed the temptation to replace yourselves. Expand your self. Don’t be afraid of these parts of you.” ~Leeana Tankersley in Brazen My final project in college was a research paper on health statistics based on nursing care in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. I almost fell asleep typing that sentence. If you did too, stick…
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Hope For Growth
We have a ridiculous number of flower beds around our house, which is all kinds of wonderful when someone else is doing the work of maintaining them, but disheartening when I have to do it myself. I want the results of regular planting, watering, and weeding without all of the hard work. My husband and I have spent hours planning,…
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When the Fate of the World Rests on One: The Voltic Word
We sat in the Regency room on gold chairs with blue velvet seats, like a flock of colorful birds with some of us clothed in pink hair or permanent ink, and others clad in bright knit sweaters and blue jeans. The room was meant for hosting royalty, and was decorated as such to host the Prince Regent, George IV in…
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How to See: Finding the Holy Hidden in the Everyday
Whether she missed the ball or caught it, her eyes slid my way afterwards. She turned them to where I sat on the bleachers, seeking my thumbs-up approval or my better-luck-next-time shrug. The ball usually caught her by surprise mid-sentence or when flipping her hair or readjusting the little knot on her t-shirt. Had I ever possessed the courage to…
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One Small Way to Steward Your Life Well
“Where there is no vision, the people perish.” ~Prov 29:18 Some time ago, Christie and I met for lunch in a little village in the middle of Pennsylvania. After lunch, we strolled through an eclectic street fair selling afghans with huge dog faces printed on them, hanging next to cheap t-shirts and dreamcatchers with trailing feathers. It wasn’t really our…
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