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The Joy & Peace Jar
One of my goals for this year was to make a “Joy Jar” that I read about here. The idea is to write down joyful moments throughout the year and collect them in a jar, so at the end of the year you have a jar full of joy to look back on. About halfway Continue reading
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The Waiting Room (The Day My Niece was Born)
My mom texted: Third floor, labor and delivery! My sister Natalee’s c-section had been scheduled, and my brother and I had taken the day off work. I was sitting in traffic on the way to the hospital when I got the text, and my brother was in his kitchen making breakfast. We both had plenty Continue reading
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This One is for My Grandpa
When I was in elementary school, I remember a lot of summer afternoons when my cousin Spenser and I would spend the day with our grandpa. We could keep ourselves busy by watching television, throwing poker chips into a hat, playing Sequence, or sneaking back to ride the exercise bike we were explicitly told not Continue reading
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At Thanksgiving this Year, We Counted to 100
Thanksgiving in my house can be busy. We are a well-oiled machine, but with a lot of people in a small space, it can still get crowded, loud, and chaotic. My parents always host, and the first hour or two the front door opens and shuts with people arriving in droves, carrying tote bags full Continue reading
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The Power of a Small, Good Thing
About a month ago I was walking down the aisle of a plane, avoiding eye contact with the strangers already buckled, and continually glancing at the row numbers in search of my seat. I always like to get a window seat. I’ve found it helps with my motion sickness, not to mention gives me a Continue reading
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Writing the 100 Pages Movie
I was standing in line for a churro when I got the email. A callback for a final interview. I’d seen the project announcement on Instagram and initially put the call for applications to the back of my mind. It was a screenwriting job, and I was not a screenwriter. But a few days later, Continue reading
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Why I’m Thinking About Coco this Veterans Day
In an unexpected turn of events, I have been watching a lot of World War II content. It started with Band of Brothers, which initially aired on HBO but was recently released on Netflix. While making my way through the 10-part series, I have also intermittently watched movies based in WWII, like Hacksaw Ridge, Unbroken, Continue reading
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September & October Favorites
Hello there, and happy November! We’ve got lots of favorites to cover so let’s get right into it. . Podcasts I was recommended Wiser than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus by a friend and have loved every episode. I’ve always liked interview podcasts but Julia is an especially wonderful host who doesn’t hesitate to be 100% Continue reading
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Take Your Treasure Out of the Box
At a recent church sermon I attended, the pastor talked about “taking your treasure out of the box.” She went into the idea that we are all designed specifically and carefully and given gifts (a.k.a treasures) that we can choose to either share or not share with the world. In today’s society, hobbies, gifts, and Continue reading
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