Letting Go...To Grasp What Really Matters
“I kept falling over I kept looking backward I went broke believing That the simple should be hard. All we are, we are All we are, we are And every day is a start of something beautiful.” –Matt Nathanson, All We Are I don’t remember dates, years, or numbers, but I remember feelings, images, and moments. This occurred to me…
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“Hold Hold on Hold on to me ‘Cause I’m a little unsteady A little unsteady.” –X Ambassadors, Unsteady A few days before Christmas my phone rang. It was my dear friend calling. I predicted she’d received the gift I’d sent, along with a letter of encouragement. It was the kind of letter I would want to receive in the midst…
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I am a walker. My mom instilled the walking routine in me starting in grade school, and ever since then, it has been my therapy. Whether as a high school student, a special education teacher, a pregnant mother, or a fulltime author, I walk away my troubles; I walk towards peace. As my daughters grew, I began to invite them…
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“If you look into the distance, there’s a house upon the hill Guiding like a lighthouse to a place where you’ll be Safe to feel at grace ’cause we’ve all made mistakes If you’ve lost your way. I will leave the light on.” —Tom Walker, I Will Leave the Light On My greatest teacher in 2017, and quite possibly my…
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“I’ll take your hand when thunder roars And I’ll hold you close, I’ll stay the course I promise you from up above That we’ll take what comes, take what comes, love.” -Imagine Dragons, Walking the Wire We bought my daughter a smartphone when we moved to a large metropolitan area three years ago. She was participating in a massive year-round swimming…
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My eleven-year-old daughter started a new extracurricular activity a few weeks ago. We’re still learning the ropes and aren’t quite sure how things run. On the first day, we walked up to two women who were waiting with their children for the activity to start. I politely asked them a question about protocol and explained we were new. I was met…
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For three solid days I’ve been stuck in a place of despair. I’d think about words I could write but they all seemed… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
"You want to lay your head down at night knowing you connected to what really matters.” -Rachel Macy Stafford
Ear… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
BUT WHAT DO THEY REALLY NEED?
Sometimes in the flurry and frenzy of the day,
I forget what my people really need… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…