Tag: disappointment
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Why Be Thankful?
photo courtesy of Priscilla du Pree on Unsplash It can be a challenge to consider an attitude of thanksgiving when life around us feels painful and out of control. Natural disasters don’t help; hurricane Ian set a lot of people back in Florida, and we’re still dealing with insurance and repairs. COVID continues to have…
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To Dye Or Not To Dye
When life hands you a lemon, you look desperately for sugar so it’s not a complete loss. When our family vacation was canceled due to Covid, our Colorado family got creative, primed for together time. They, too, had weathered the virus the week before the rest of us did, so having already experienced isolation, they…
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Don’t Lose Sight Of The Sky
When I was a child, we had friends in our neighborhood that we always played with. One family had twin boys just a year older than Gayle and me; one of those twins had been born without a right hand or forearm. When we first met them, the initial curiosity was satisfied by “this was…
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How Fit Is Real Fitness?
I don’t have access to exercise equipment at home. I walk when the weather is viable–right now, Florida is a living, breathing sauna. On days when the weather is unbearable, I rebound inside, immersed in Hallmark Movies and Mysteries. It works for me. We’re at a conference in Milwaukee, and the hotel has a fitness…
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When Winning Is Redefined
In Florida, soccer is played all year; from club ball to high school season to club ball to summer camps. For those faithful supporters of the beautiful game and those who play it, enthusiasm overflows for what happens on the pitch. Sydney and Teagan just finished their high school season, both teams going further than…
Tip of My Iceberg 