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For Mothers who Grieve
I have been developing a new posture so unfamiliar to me, and yet it fits so well right now I don’t see another way to be. My spirit is full of heaviness and in my spiritual practice lately, I often have nothing left in me but to lament. This is so different than a frustrating…
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Swim for Your Life
For those in need of mental health support and for the loved ones that care enough to support them.
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Jekyll Island
I long ago discovered my favorite vacation spots are a relief from the bustling crowds of society. I want an escape where the scenery is far more prominent than man-made structures. I could live the rest of my life without ever seeing a high-rise building again. I found this haven on Jekyll Island, a small…
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Life Lessons from Lady Elephants
Female elephants Elephants as a species have a lot to teach us. Herds have deep family ties lasting generations, not surprising as elephants feel a full range of emotions like empathy and fear. Naturalists, scientists, and nature photographers have captured an incredible social dynamic called an elephant circle. Female elephants know how to rally around…
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Integrity Lost to Identity Politics: Not Your Average Political Post
I’m writing to you with a far different tone than usual. I am coming from a place of pleading and desperate hope that this election season will not divide us even further. I’d like to consider the idea of Identity Politics. This can be defined in may ways and in the United States it is…
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Michigan Lake Escape: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Our Michigan trip was thrown together in about 5 hours. The days before our trip, I was pretty emotional. Comments on social media had me going to some dark places concerning school this fall. My mom stopped by my house in the afternoon and mentioned a trip she was taking with my dad, brother, and…
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Torch Lake: A Northern Michigan Oasis
I am waist deep in water, looking in wonder at the forest covered hills that encircle. The teal water beneath me is so clear that I can see my purple toe nail polish and the white sand below. Only once had I even come close to an experience like this. While similar to a lake…
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Natural Remedies for Poison Ivy, and Poison Oak
Last week I wrote about my trip to Hocking Hills. We had an especially good time hiking at Rock Bridge. My niece and nephew are so fun to play with. We get up to all kinds of antics – racing, jumping, toads- often they end up on our shoulders. I wouldn’t trade these memories for…
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Cold, Flu, & these things called Lymph Nodes
It finally happened, you know the dreaded moment, my throat started to feel scratchy, a slight couch was developing, and the dull pain in my body was telling me to lay down. To my delight, I got a Facetime call from my niece and nephew before bed. “Good news” my nephew announced with his brightly…