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Be with the Broken
“Mom, why does God create bad people?” I freeze, knowing that the answer to this question is so complex that I am only just now starting to understand it myself. I know what my daughter doesn’t, that the answer to this question begins with understanding our own humanity and at times, our lack of. She…
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New Year…New Intention
I love beginnings. I always have. Beginning of school, beginning of summer, starting a new job, the start of a vacation…so I guess it makes sense that I would also love the start of a New Year! Every year I spend time reflecting and refocusing. This time serves as a pausing point to regroup and…
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Loved by the Nomads
In 1994, my parents gifted me a cookbook. I was 9 and deemed the official taste tester of the kitchen. For those of you that don’t know, the person that can’t be trusted to cook anything, tastes. Eventually, I also stepped into the role of dish cleaner. Do not feel sorry for me. I accepted…
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Come as you are.
Some of us are already celebrating big. We will spend the next weeks leading up to Christmas packing in as many festive activities as possible. We will jingle all the way to Christmas Day! The whole season brings us joy and we want to share the love and happiness we feel by showering others with…
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Scattered…but not lost.
Life has a way of throwing things at us that we didn’t expect. Big things that are hard to comprehend, and that we didn’t plan for, can leave us wondering why? If we don’t seek some kind of meaning or learning, what is the purpose? There are so many things burdening my heart and in…
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Off
“Something feels ‘off’”. I say this to myself inside my head and sit with it for just a moment before I begin the internal checklist of what could be bothering me. I go over the of things that could be leaving me unsettled. None of them really fit the bill. If someone asked how I…
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Thank you.
This week we will celebrate senior night. A group of young men will look at high school football through the 20/20 vision that hindsight will provide for the first time. The clock will wind down to zero and they will bid farewell to a sport they have given so much and has given them so…
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A better tomorrow…
I work with kids everyday. So I can say this with great confidence, there is good in every child, and therefore there is good in every person. Oftentimes, it is more visible in kids because life has not taught them the same lessons that it has adults. They have not put on the same level…
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If You are Going to Miss, Miss Big!
Do the little things right. Work hard. Make corrections when needed. Show respect for your team, for your coaches, and for the game. Have a good attitude. Be a leader. Give it your all. Focus. Practice like you play. Play like you matter. Don’t get down on yourself in an unproductive way. Fight through adversity.…
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Who is Keeping the Score?
The scoreboard is broken. Or maybe it isn’t the scoreboard but rather the score keeper. Quite possibly it is the whole scoring system. Taylor Swift really said what I am feeling best in one of her songs. “I saw the scoreboard and ran for my life.” That’s where I am lately. Tired of the scoreboard,…
Love, Courtney 