Tag: rest
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What You Don’t Know About Fun

A Colorado boy, Beck, and his family have been spending vacation time on the east coast. He’s used to mountain trails and hikes, colder climes, and snow and chill. The ocean offers a whole new environment for him to explore. He went boogie boarding for the first time. Fully outfitted for the baking sun, his…
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Day Is Done

Our last night in Arizona was a sweet pause. I sat on the porch with my little sister as we watched the sky turn into a palette of exquisite color. The sugauro cactus silouhetted against such beauty was a reminder of the stark reality of everyday life here–it can get dark and prickly. We’d had…
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The Burden Of The Body

Photo courtesy of Ramiro Pianarosa on Unsplash My mind has been lost in a haze of the must-dos and the should-have-finished. Thanksgiving is in a week, and I’m not ready for it or any holiday mentality. Not an atypical response to intense times; we’re in the midst of a challenging month. We’ve lost two dear…
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To Sleep–Perhaps To Dream

There’s something calming about watching a baby sleep. Life is turned off, there are no concerns or worries, and the rest is real. No carrying of burdens, no fretting over problems that have no apparent solution. Real sleep. Kolly, at almost three months, has a rhythm for her sleep. She naps when needed, wakes when…
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Help From Unexpected Places
One of the joys of having three of our kids living in the same city as us is the opportunity to spend time with the grands when the occasions arise. Because we moved around quite a bit when our kids were little and never lived close to grandparents, my kids didn’t grow up with those…