Tag: absolute truth
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The World Needs Kaleidoscope Eyes
I longed for the big box of 64 crayons when I was a kid. I was fascinated with color, not just the shades of blues and reds and yellows but the wonderful names they each had. Sunset orange, dolphin gray, purple mountains’ majesty, cornflower blue, jazzberry jam. They all sounded so magical. Not just colors […]
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Who Holds Your Megaphone?
I am a naturally loud person. I speak loudly and laugh with enough decibels to be heard from a distance. As a soccer nana, the grands now tell me what their parents once told me–they can hear me on the sidelines. Two of my daughters coach high school soccer; one is rather soft-spoken, and the […]
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The Character Of Chaos
We’ve had the indescribable joy of watching six of our grands for most of this week. Each has a schedule of “must do’s”, activities that require transportation, and unique preferences for food and free time. The three oldest have an independent spirit I deeply appreciate. They have either a driver’s license or a friend that […]
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So You Think It’s Worth It?
I’d just finished up one meeting and was heading into another. I was dragging, struggling to focus. Limp and overwhelmed, like an overcooked noodle in a pool of Alfredo sauce. Yech. I walked toward the appointed room, and there, before me, like an oasis in the desert or a McDonald’s after eating a month of […]