{Re}lease: Time to let it go

This blog post was originally published on October 19, 2016. It’s still in the archives but I thought that bringing it back at this juncture might be fitting. I’m gutted. Beth Moore stole my thunder. The {re} prefix was all mine. Her voice is admittedly bigger than mine, and when she talks many people listen…

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{Re}confirm

Sometimes a little confirmation goes a long way. Even if it comes out of nowhere. Or from a source you weren’t expecting. I’ve been reading a book by Madeleine L’Engle, A Circle of Quiet. When right there in black and white some reconfirmation about writing and the writing life leaped off the page. If I…

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{Re}st

It sometimes seems that rest is one of the most evasive things in our lives. We chase after a good night’s sleep or a 15-minute nap. Or, we struggle to take a 10-minute break and shovel in our lunch at our desks. We often find rest in a dress that ties in the back, with…

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{Re}cuperate

Gloomy rainy days make me want to doze, sit on the couch, read, or binge watch super silly movies. That’s what we did today. We had chili dogs, corn chips, leftover birthday cake. Keck did a few things, but I did as little as possible. I’m not really sure what I’m recuperating from. I think…

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{Re}set

Happy New Year! I say it all the time for everyone’s birthday. Why? Because your birthday is your own personal New Year. It’s your time to start another year around the sun. My birthday is the day I pick to set new goals, evaluate how I’m doing, and speculate about what I need to do…

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{Re} the prefix

When I first started exploring the prefix {re} I did a lot of online searching. One of the first searches I did revealed that my beloved prefix could have a dark side and explored all the senses of the word. The Grammarphobia Blog said that {re} actually has several senses: {Re} could mean: Back to…

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{Re}inventory

A few days ago, I requested more words for my list of again words. After a few of you gave me some input, I placed them in alphabetical order, ticked off the ones I have used, added all the new ones and came up with 193 words that begin with the prefix {re}. Phew! Yes,…

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