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A Last Phone Call
My last phone call with Larry is one to remember and to share. My nephew, Larry George, had Acute Myeloid Leukemia,...
Karen Mulder | 1 min read
What Caring for Grandma Taught Me
By: Guest Author A Chinese proverb says, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” One such...
Guest Author | 4 min read
Do Something New
Bored. Depressed. Unmotivated . . . Do something new. When is the last time you did something new? My answer:...
Karen Mulder | 1 min read
Be Prepared
Recently I walked into a park bathroom, and what I saw made me laugh. This is what I saw. Ten (10!) rolls of...
Karen Mulder | 2 min read
What Is Being Birthed in Times of Despair?
Scrolling through social media recently, I’ve seen reel after reel comparing our current moment to other times in...
Christy Carlin Knetsch | 4 min read
100 Ways to Beat the Blahs
Do you have the “blahs”? Maybe it’s the winter blahs, or for some other reason you’re feeling kind of “blah-by.” (I...
Karen Mulder | 2 min read
Spotlight on Kindness
Kindness is one of the simplest gifts we can offer—and one of the most powerful. When someone is walking through...
Jennifer Miller | 2 min read
Love, Stubborn as a River
Guest Post by Jeffrey S. Ton [Editor's note: this post originally appeared as "The Post I Never Wanted to Write" on...
Guest Author | 8 min read

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