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When Going Back Means Moving Forward
The car was filled "to the gills" and an equally full pick-up truck will soon follow. Our son is moving back to Chicago. This morning, as he and his brother headed north down the road that leads out of our valley, I didn't cry or linger in melancholy (as is my wont, being an Enneagram 4). Instead, I celebrated in my heart. Today, going back...
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Take 5: Pause To Start and To Finish
There's plenty to read on the Internet about the benefits of "brain dumps." We're urged to take time before beginning a new task or at the start of a new day to write down (or dump) all the things crowding our brains. Tasks, ideas, concerns, lists. Put them all down on paper as a means of getting them out of the way to make room for the more...
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Choose Your Music Wisely; It May Be With You Forever
I stood mesmerized. We had been walking through an exhibit of musicians who have performed at Red Rocks (above), an incredible, God-made music venue near Denver, Colorado, when a film about the life and music of Dan Fogelberg drew my attention. I couldn't step away. It was difficult to explain to my husband all the emotions stirred by the...
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