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laughingheartsandm
Jul 6, 20233 min read
Thinking About Teachers this Morning.
When raising kids in the 1990s, we lived in urban "Midtown" Kansas City. The school nurse at the time invited me to start a Watch Dog...
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laughingheartsandm
Jul 1, 20233 min read
Mornings Have Always Been the Best.
Mornings have always been the best. I remember waking up in bed as a kid listening to over-the-road trucks on nearby I-70 approaching...
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laughingheartsandm
Jun 14, 20233 min read
Dressed for Success.
The first time I wore makeup, I was in college. Several of us were in the student union on the USAO campus in Chickasha, Oklahoma,...
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laughingheartsandm
Nov 20, 20223 min read
Our Presence Counts.
I thought about my Grandpa Jim this morning. I always do when I cut firewood. Jim was an old-world man. He grew up in Weston, Missouri,...
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laughingheartsandm
Sep 12, 20222 min read
My Experience Does Not Define Your Religion.
I'll admit that many personal perspectives I write about reference my harsh religious upbringing. Some readers take this personally as if...
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laughingheartsandm
Sep 10, 20223 min read
Breaking Out of the Black and White.
I grew up in a black-and-white world, spending my formative years in a conservative church and conservative religious school, from...
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laughingheartsandm
Aug 31, 20223 min read
Fewer Words, More Boots.
We can help others in some very practical ways. Boots are a good start.
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laughingheartsandm
Jul 15, 20223 min read
Things Never Change.
I remember exactly how old I was when I finally started washing my feet. I was 12. Don’t get me wrong, my feet got washed..."
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laughingheartsandm
Dec 10, 20216 min read
Santa is our friend.
A friend on Facebook rekindled a fond memory yesterday, posting about a Santa sleigh she saw driving through town. I'm pretty sure I...
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laughingheartsandm
Nov 13, 20213 min read
Peace is Relative.
During a recent Zoom call, a group of us were sharing our stories about transformation in our lives. We all experienced the same...
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laughingheartsandm
Nov 10, 20213 min read
Don't be shy, everyone does it.
Everyone is a critic. The sooner we learn this, the easier life gets. I've never been good at receiving criticism. It rubs my ego the...
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laughingheartsandm
Feb 11, 20203 min read
Take the picture, would Ya!
Feb. 11, 2020. Several weeks ago, we left a restaurant after dinner with our two sons, one of their girlfriends, and another couple in...
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