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Save Yourself
More and more people seem to be on edge lately, ready for a fight. I think we’re just trying to protect ourselves. We can get pretty creative how we do it — sometimes hiding it from ourselves. Nobody is going to do it for us, so we try to save ourselves. We might be fighters. Read more
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Difficult Days
Do you sometimes feel lost with no ambition? Some days we look at the condition of the world, or challenging circumstances surrounding us, and we feel small and defeated. In the book, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Joseph Campbell explains that our lives are similar to many popular old stories. In order to become Read more
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A Childhood Christmas
Christmas Eve in the 70’s seems like so long ago, and like yesterday at the same time. Can we pause our busy lives and take just a moment to remember? For us 70’s kids, it was possibly the single most anticipated night of the year. Santa was coming! Perhaps you asked Santa for an Etch-A-Sketch Read more
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Give Me Your Shame
I’ve always considered myself as a pretty good person. I’ve learned most people feel this way, because when you see people interviewed after being caught stealing or even murdering someone, most of them will say the same thing, “…but, I’m a good person.” Those are pretty extreme examples, but we don’t have to be thieves Read more
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Everyone Gets a Gift
Not everyone loves Christmas. For some this is a stressful time of year. Many of us exchange gifts, representing the three wisemen who brought gifts to our Savior when he was born. Even if you don’t give or receive a gift this Christmas; here are three gifts waiting to be exchanged with our Savior: He Read more
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In Love With Love
Possibly a little embarrassing, but when I was a little girl, I could hardly wait to find someone and fall in love. Maybe it was the love songs I listened to over and over and over again that made me want to feel that kind of love. I felt something when I listened to those Read more
Lost and Finding Joy 