Tag: stress
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Compassionate Turkeys?
My friends Penny and Joe have a small farm in Colorado where they raise a variety of animals, including turkeys. The big guy will be on their table at Thanksgiving dinner. I know the president pardons a turkey or two at this time of year, a practice thought to have begun back when Abraham Lincoln’s…
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The Fascination Of Fun
If we blew it up, we knew they’d come. We had our end-of-the-year barbecue with two monster water slides, enough candy to create cavities in multitudes of children, a plethora of food options, and fun for both adults and children. It never ceases to amaze me at how the chance to barrel down a slide…
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It’s All About The Party
Being put in charge of an almost five-year-old and his social schedule can be daunting. Especially if you’ve not spent time around the city where he lives with his family. We have the wonderful privilege of watching Beck for about five days while his parents take a long-overdue space of time for themselves. He’s by…
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Unplug The Stress
photo courtesy of Artem Sapegin on Unsplash My jet-lagged, fogged-over brain woke me at 3:15 a.m. It was confused. Then my anxiety-driven brain ratcheted it up a notch by going into overdrive with all that needs to be done in the next few weeks as we finish with the group of people we’ve had here…
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Bearing Beastly Burdens Isn’t Bravery
Confusion and uncertainty are exhausting. Fear causes a physical response that saps energy like a faucet turned on and left running. Until there’s nothing left. I’m not talking about me. Our two new four-legged houseguests are struggling to figure out what’s going on. Aspen is a two-year-old Lab with a lot of spunk and playfulness.…
Tip of My Iceberg 