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Psalm 139
A couple years ago, I challenged myself to read Psalm 139 daily for a few weeks. It was a fun challenge that caused me to ponder about my identity in Christ and how God viewed me. Psalm 139:1-6 You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I…
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Four Senses and Faith
Thus begins my favorite time of year! The next three months are the perfect backdrop for the magical Hallmark movie that is playing out all around me. Harvest fests, pumpkins, and sunflowers give way to sparkling snow, jingle bells, and celebrating the Savior’s birth. This season is like a song that starts off slow and…
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The Five Senses of Fall
There are so many wonderful experiences associated with Fall, whether through sight, smell, taste, touch, sound, or any combination of the five senses. This week, we each get to share our own unique perspectives of the five senses of Fall and I am so excited to see how similar but also how different they each…
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An Autumn Grounding of the Five Senses
It’s another season! It’s autumn! One of my favorite grounding techniques is using our senses and counting down from them. Being intentional in what we see, hear, touch, smell, and taste. Why? Because it gets the person to breathe without telling the person to breathe. Instead, I am just walking the person through their senses…
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Six Steps to Make an Ordinary Day Special
I LOVE special days! I love making plans and having things to look forward to. I love celebrations, special events, and fun moments that become treasured memories. But some days are just plain ordinary. We wake up on a rainy Monday with a long list of tasks ahead of us, and nothing feels exciting. Even…
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Another Ordinary… Or Is It?
Do you ever feel like every day blurs into the next? Like there is nothing special in your life except for maybe around the holidays when everyone seems happier and you have parties to go to? Do you wish you could make your normal days feel more special or memorable? I totally get it! Sometimes…
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Ordinary can be Special
I have never been one to like big events. I find small, intimate gatherings to be more meaningful. Especially when you make something so ordinary… special. Here are five ways that I like to make the ordinary special. Me Dates I have not done Me Dates as often as I once did. But I…
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Can I Please Have Dinner With…
This week, we are getting to discuss what historical figure we would like to have dinner with if we could. (P.S. Out of all the historical figures to have dinner with, what are the odds that Elizabeth and I would pick the same person? However, we did and it was actually really fun getting to…
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A Flight in History
If you could have dinner with anyone in history, who would you pick? That’s a tough question. For me, it changes constantly. It depends on my mood. Do I want to be empowered or encouraged? Or do I want to be challenged or thought-provoked? Then the question is when would it be? At one point…
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I Wish I Knew Sooner In My Life…
“You learn something new every day.” “You live and you learn.” “Hindsight is always 20/20.” You have probably heard these phrases many times, and you may even repeat them often as well. It is true, we are constantly learning and growing and oftentimes we look back and wish we had known better or done things…