Tag: Life
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Life Lesson 1: Try Everything (within reason) Once
There’s a saying that everything we need to know for life, we learned in kindergarten. I definitely learned a few handy things after kindergarten, but there are lots of life lessons to be gleaned from childhood. Over the course of this sporadic series, I’ll share some of those life lessons. * When I was nine-years-old,…
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Quarantined Creative
There’s a lot going on these days: Spring is clearly on its way (at least in my little corner of the world); I am in the middle of demolishing my Camp NaNaNoWri (National Novel Writing Month) goal; liturgically, we are in the Easter season; and the Covid-19 Pandemic continues, drastically changing how people live and…
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The Best Laid Plan: Gratitude
Someone recently commented that this fall has been ‘spicy’, and I couldn’t agree more. I came into it thinking I was prepared. And I was, in the best way I could: lots of food in the freezer for busy weeks, running task lists, and thoughtful plans with flexibility. And not a single thing has turned…
Lauren van Vliet, author 