365 Agains
{Re}connect
Several years ago, in the same Colorado ballroom, I met a woman, I’ll call, Margaret. Margaret and I connected on a very real level about our disappointment over not having children. She is a bit younger than I. Yet, I…
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{Re}st
Play or die. The speaker, Shimi Kang, MD, said that play is essential not only for children but us adults. Play develops our neuroplasticity and leads to adaptibility, positivity, and diversity. It helps us think with…
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{Re}peat
When I was a little girl, my parents brought me and my brother and my grandmother and grandfather to Colorado Springs for the first time. Ever since I wanted to live here. The motel with a little kitchenette and a front…
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{Re}served
“Come, I’ve prepared a table just for you.” The waiter was being facetious. He had not prepared a table solely for us. We were next in line. Yet, he gave me pause. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of…
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{Re}commit
The Shema is an important part of Jewish liturgy. Maybe the most important part. When Jesus is asked what’s the most important commandment in Matthew, he doesn’t respond with the Big 10. He responds with something…
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{Re}silient
I thought the freeze had taken out the beautiful blooms. One of the joys of living in this house is the tulip tree in our front yard. In late February it starts to bud out and usually begins blooming a couple of weeks…
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{Re}hydrate
Dehydration. I read an article the other day about how dehydration tests don’t really tell the whole story. Dehydration usually presents with fatigue, headaches, and dry skin. But the only way to really tell about how…
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{Re}examine
Today was my yearly dermatologist visit. With skin as fair as mine these are required. Spots that have been examined in the past were examined, again. Reexamined and removed. Examine me, and probe my thoughts!Test me,…
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{Re}st
It is good. God said it every time He spoke something into existence. It is good. It is good, and despite whether we can see it or not it is blessed. It is good. It is whole. It is beautiful. In our hurry and worry and…