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    How to Fall in Love with Keeping a Journal

    • May 22, 2019
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    • Memory Keeping
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  • Remember Who You Are: How to Resist the Temptation to Doubt Yourself

    • February 12, 2019
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    • Spirituality
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    Last Child in the Woods

    • February 28, 2019
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    Five Tools I Use Every Day to Tackle My To-Do List

    • January 16, 2019
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    • Home & Family
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  • This Enchanted Sun, a photo book by Jessica Byam Friedman

    10 Tips for Making Gorgeous Photo Books

    • June 6, 2018
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  • Tynemouth Priory and Castle

    • November 30, 2014
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    Wrong Roads: Trusting God When Things Don’t Go According to Plan

    • October 9, 2019
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    • Spirituality
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    “It looks like the only other class we have open that hour is Communication Arts,” the principal said, folding his hands together and placing them matter-of-factly on the desk between us. I blinked, unenthused. “Communication Arts?” I was going to be a vet. It’s what I had been planning since I was six years old…

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    10 Awesome Two-Player Games for Date Night

    • September 26, 2019
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    • Friday Favorites, Home & Family
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    It’s hard to believe, but Brett and I are coming up on our second anniversary. It has been a fabulous two years, and I’m looking forward to many, many more. When we…

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    Peace Like a River

    • September 23, 2019
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    This isn’t the first time I’ve read this book. My first encounter with Peace Like a River came almost 15 years ago. I came home from AmeriCorps*NCCC, and when my…

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    Learning to Love Like Jesus Loves

    • September 19, 2019
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    • Spirituality
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    During the Savior’s mortal ministry, a conspiring group of Pharisees asked Him to name the greatest commandment. Hoping to catch Him in a snare of confusion, they were themselves confounded…

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    The Butterfly Haven

    • September 10, 2019
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    • Travel & Recreation
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    When I was a kid, my 5th grade class planted a butterfly garden on our school grounds. We got to learn all about different butterflies that were native to our…

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I'm a quirky Canadian-American who's always ready for the next adventure. I always return my shopping carts to the cart corral, I fold gum wrappers into origami cranes, and I polish my nerd badge daily. I am passionate about helping others find and celebrate the things in life that bring them joy. Read more about me and my mission here.

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