I ran cross country and track in college. At the end of my freshman year, my coach conferenced with each of us about our goals for the upcoming year. He also discussed with us our BMI, or Body Mass Index. Although my BMI was within the suitable range for an NCAA athlete, he was not […]
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The first time I met my brother-in-law he asked me for one piece of advice about life. It was a pretty original ice-breaker, I will give him that. I may have said more than one thing, but this was what I remember saying: “Learn to forgive quickly and to forgive often. People are imperfect and
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Surrounding our home we have a large lot with lots of grass. And since moving into it almost three years ago we decided to put out the money to buy an good quality lawn mower. One of those fancy zero turn ride ons that cost entirely too much. For the first few mows, our 12 year
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Our divine nature has nothing to do with our personal accomplishments, the status we achieve, the number of marathons we run, or our popularity and self-esteem. Our divine nature comes from God. It was established in an existence that preceded our birth and will continue on into eternity.” Rosemary M. Wixom A friend Chelsea Bretzke
Sometimes it seems like I want to save myself. If I make a list and hold myself accountable to it, I can change any bad habit, right? I just need to have the “will power” to do what I say I will do — then I can change. Then I can become better. Then I
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The more time I spend with my energetic toddlers, the more I suspect that motherhood is part of our path of discipleship because it helps teach us to be like our Father (who deals with our spiritual toddlerhood.) I found that even the messes they make have become my tutor. It was late in the
