Today, my husband and I both left the house before 7am. He traveled to the airport for another transcontinental flight. I traveled an hour from home to run a race which felt like it lasted an eternity. In truth, it was less than two hours. It was all the other nonsense that stretched the day to a point where I…
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31 Days to Finding Freedom: {Day 29} A very good place to start
‘The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen.’ ~ Lee Iacocca We are in the final days of this series, and I am thinking about you. I am wondering if at this point you might feel inspired to seek out freedom, but unsure of where to start. You are unique. Your beginning might be…
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31 Days to Finding Freedom: {Day 28} Give it away
I’ve put a lot of emphasis in this series on finding freedom in the people who speak truth into your life, or through the act of creating, or in the activities you pursue. I think they’re important to the journey, which is why I’ve devoted nearly 31 days to talking about them. But after 28 days, 28 months or 28…
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31 Days to Finding Freedom: {Day 27} Words
As an avid reader, it stands to reason that I would also be a lover of words and the crafting and creativity that surround them. I’ve always dabbled a bit in writing, but as with many things in my life, there was no freedom there. I was afraid of where the words may go once they were released. Words tend…
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31 Days to Finding Freedom: {Day 26} On books and giving permission
I’ve talked often about my deep love for books. I like books more than I like most people or places or things. Books smell and sound like home to me, and all is right with the world when I can wrap myself up in words. I have a friend who reads a lot in the fantasy genre, and she does…
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