Category: A Better Life

A Better Life

Thankful

We all know the story. Pilgrims braved a harrowing trip across the Atlantic Ocean to settle in a land where freedom could ring. They would

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Books get next chapters, why not people? My husband and I decided they should! While packing (and unpacking) are my least favorite things to do

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AAugust is my birthday month. If you’re a member of my tribe (family, friends, my dog) you know that, for me, birthdays are shear joy.

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What’s your “ahhh” place? Images of beaches are what live in my heart. I grew up on the shores of Lake Michigan, learning to swim

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Christmas! The day that causes children’s eyes to glow with excitement and makes adults’ hearts swell. The day we took weeks to prepare for. And

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It was the battle cry of a generation: “Peace!” The war protestors of the 60s and 70s marched, chanting that word in the hopes of

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I hope I get a bicycle for Christmas. I hope I score big in the lottery. I hope my team wins the national championship. Our

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I’ve often joked that my family could hold a reunion in a Volkswagen bug. My husband’s family aside, my close blood relatives include my brother,

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Do you remember the first time you said “I love you” to a human being who wasn’t a family member? Even more importantly, do you

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“It’s more blessed to give than to receive.” Decades ago, when my grandmother uttered those words, I was convinced she was old. And uncool. And

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