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The Funny Thing About Surviving in the Alaskan Wilderness
Northern lights at the Arctic Circle. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I watched a movie about Heimo and Edna Korth, a couple living near the Arctic Circle in the Alaska wilderness. The link is at the end of...
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Knowledge Means Unlearning
English: Margaret Atwood – Munich 19.10.2009 Deutsch: Margaret Atwood – Literaturhaus München – Lesung am 19.10.2009 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) In her poweful book, The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood...
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Tool For Tuesday: Don’t Dance the Either/Or Tango
Immaculata University – “Charlotte’s Web” (Photo credit: Jim, the Photographer) Either I love him or I hate him…either I am angry at him or I adore him… We don’t have to do that either/or tango. We can...
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Tool For Tuesday. Nobody Can Read Your Mind. Ask For Help.
I couldn’t do it all alone–especially not 10,230 miles up to Alaska on my motorcycle. Here’s my side-kick, Tonto. I mean Jonny. You can’t do it all yourself. Some of the best writers in the world had...
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Do Women Speak A Different Language?
Making Your Mind Up (Photo credit: Wikipedia) My older son’s friend, Jake, who’s 29, and a good guy was talking about what he’s still learning: “When a woman says yes but really means no; when she says...
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Three Tremendous Tips For Mothers (And Not Just On Mother’s Day)
In honor of Mother’s Day, I’m running a mini-series featuring useful tips for mothers. Nobody gave me an instruction manual when I brought my first child home from the hospital. My husband had already...
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Who’s Your Safe Room?
English: Hoisington, KS, April 21, 2001 — Damage sustained by this home in Hoisington, Kansas, when an F4 tornado struck the central Kansas town on April 21, 2001 makes a good case for a Safe Room....
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Tool For Tuesday: What Are You Waiting For?
Gladys Bletter’s cigarette was her best weapon. Suppose you are on your death bed. What’s left to say? I’d like to think I’ll say only the most meaningful things when the time is running out. I’d...
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New Twist on the Old Serenity Prayer.
Your toughest experience can be your best lesson. I learned this when my husband, Jonny, and I combined our six children—three boys and three girls all under the age of eleven—into one blended family....
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18 New Year’s Resolutions Ending With: Live The New Year One New Day at a Time.
About to Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) with some of my crew, December 2014. What’s your word for 2015? Mine is joy. I plan to seek joy each day. We think our time on the planet is limitless but there are...
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