“We are not good at anything when we first start,” Scott said at the dinner table in response to Avery…
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The Lies We Tell Ourselves Keep Us from Residing in a Life We Love (Blue Shutters Optional)
“To dare is to lose one’s footing; To not dare is to lose one’s self.” Soren Kierkegaard I’ve always thought…
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When You’re Far from Festive and Joy Shows Up in Your Two-Mile Radius
I noticed it immediately. Exactly four weeks ago, three massive letters appeared next to the road near the round-about that…
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7 Remarkable Things You Can Count On When Life Isn’t Normal
“Have you given Banjo his breathing treatment?” my daughters ask. No one wants to miss it. Everyone gathers ‘round. Seven…
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The Song of Empty Rooms for Braving December’s Blues
Don’t hold on to a song. That’s been my motto since I was a ten-year-old-mixed-tape-making, boom-box-loving freckle-faced girl. I spent…
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The Push (You Didn’t Know You Needed) to Begin Your Descent & Live Unafraid
“I am scared that I won’t get it right But fear won’t rule my heart tonight I can change I…
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