My favorite beach activity when I was girl was to rescue live starfish that had washed up on shore. I couldn’t bear to see helpless five-pointed creatures withering in the sun. Regardless of how long it took or how many times I had to bend over, I’d put every washed up starfish back into the water. Somewhere along the line,…
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Freedom From Your Fears
My younger daughter recently learned about Chucky. You know–the angry red-headed serial killing doll who never left Tommy’s room without a knife. If you managed to avoid the Chucky movies that were popular in the late 80’s/early 90’s, consider yourself lucky. It was horror at the most ridiculous level. However, I knew the movie was realistic enough to scare…
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A Time to Live
If there is ever a time to let the screens go dark, It’s when the twinkle lights go up. If there is ever a time to bury the to-do list, It’s when mitten-clad hands invite you to build a snowman. If there is ever a time to live in a glorious mess, It’s when pieces of wrapping paper cover…
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Three Words for the Critic in Your Head
When that little voice says, “You messed up again,” Remember every tear you ever wiped, Every knee you ever dusted off, Every broken heart you ever mended, Every disaster you ever fixed, So someone else could be put back together. When that little voice says, “You lost it again,” Remember all the times you waited outside the school doors,…
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The Bully Too Close to Home
During the two years of my overly distracted life, I communicated more to a screen than to the people in my family. My schedule was so tightly packed that I constantly found myself saying, “We don’t have time for that.” And because there wasn’t a minute to spare, that meant no time to relax, be silly, or marvel at interesting…
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The Power of ‘Just One’
For the past five years, I’ve helped organize a community event where kids learn a simple way to bring hope to children in poverty-stricken situations. Through a PowerPoint presentation, kids are able to see how a simple shoebox filled with items like pencils, toothbrushes, and plush toys can bring joy to needy children. Although they were very small when I…
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