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Walk like a Turtle
For the past year or so I’ve worked with small children (5 and under). One of their big struggles is walking inside the classroom. They always want to be the first to whichever area they want to play in, or the first to choose a seat at our lunch table, the first to line up…
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A Clean Slate
How often have you ever wished to simply erase everything and start all over again? Maybe that’s why we like our electronics as much as we do – we can simply reboot them. Delete their memory and start all over again. Life isn’t that way. Our choices from the past – even those made just…
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Filling a Bucket
A couple years ago I passed through the Indiana Dunes on a road trip. It’s a beautiful place – you get to walk over and through sand dunes and the trail leads to the shores of Lake Michigan. While sitting and watching the water, I also watched the people (one of my favorite pastimes). There…
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Moonlight Reflections
Have you ever just looked up at the sky and been in awe? You see the constellations and the moon in one of its many stages and it just takes your breath away? The other night I was standing outside with a friend and we were talking about the moon. We’d recently had the Harvest…
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False Starts
The other day, I was out jogging on a track and considering what to do with this site. I’ve tried multiple times to be disciplined about posting something on a regular basis and have failed every single time. In the world of track and field, you get disqualified for false starts. Sometimes that mentality eeks…
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The Better Part
Shortly after I finished university, I moved to the Sahara for a job and then ended up spending almost 10 years there. In my last couple of years I helped teach English classes at the university in Niamey. Class sizes were a little overwhelming as a first time teacher, with my first class having over…
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The Small Things
I love being outside, walking in nature, watching the wind as it moves the trees and they wave to one another. Watching waves crash over one another and reach as far as they can up the sandy beach then retreat back. Watching clouds floating overhead or the stars come out one by one – like…
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Perpetual Longing
We always seem to want to rush toward something – always looking forward to (fill in the blank). It’s Friday! So, we’re happy for the weekend, and then we can plan the next weekend. But, what about all those days in the middle? I don’t know about you, but only enjoying and looking forward to…
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The Speed of Life
Yesterday was a special day for me … I got to run several errands for work, and decided to treat myself to a coffee shop coffee. 🙂 I pulled into the drive thru, gave the person my order, drove around to pick it up … and then was suddenly asked a question. But, between the…
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It’s a New Day
I have a new morning mantra: It’s a new day. This started several weeks ago, when I woke up, tired of having to figure out the newest COVID regulations and where I was allowed to go, if masks were necessary, and all those other daily questions we’ve been asking since March. At this point, I…
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Starts and Stops
Ever noticed that sometimes life just gets in the way? Three years ago, I started a page, only to have life completely interrupted and come to a screeching halt … at least in some parts. Other areas never even slowed down to notice the change. These past few months have been a struggle for most…