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How to Change Your Mindset by Changing Your Soundtrack
As a Day 1 fan of author Jon Acuff, I have read nearly all of his books and regularly listen to his podcast, All It Takes Is a Goal. A few years ago I came across his book, Soundtracks, and I’ve honestly not stopped thinking about it since. He gives readers a word picture for Continue reading
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In 2025, What Do We Think About Blogging?
Over the past many years, I have basically left this blog alone. I continue to pay my annual domain registration fee and every year wonder if I should keep paying it or just sunset the whole thing. I feel very protective of this space and not many weeks go by that I tell myself, just Continue reading
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Best Books of 2024
For the last many years, I haven’t really kept up with a specific tracking method for what I read. In the past I tried Goodreads, have kept lists in my journal, and for a while was posting each book I completed on my Instagram feed or stories. In addition to keeping a master list of Continue reading
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Intentions for the New Year: 25 for 2025 and My OLW
It’s been a while since I have publicly created a list of New Year’s Goals. Honestly, even now, I feel a little fear and trepidation putting this out here for others to see. I also feel a little fear because in 2020 when I went to elaborate lengths to create a vision board, three months Continue reading
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2024 Year-in-Review: 7 Questions About The Year
*adapted from Full Focus Co Among all movie genres, 2024 stood out as a year of Adventure. Key characteristics of an adventure movie: When I consider all of our family adventures this year, I would say we all exhibited a fair amount of courage, determination, and resourcefulness. Many, many quests and goals for 2024: namely, Continue reading
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Williamsburg (Fort Eustis) Top Ten
(Disclaimer: This post is indulgently long to read. It might take you 20 or 30 minutes, maybe longer if you study the pictures. It took me days to write and years to live. This long-form reflection is my way of cataloging our family story and a way to revisit memories over time. Proceed with caution.) Continue reading
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White Space, Movement, and Embracing Today
This post originally appeared on Substack in October of 2023. For the last few years, I’ve been practicing a tactic when I feel stuck. I give myself a pep-talk. As an external processor, I need to get my thoughts and feelings out. Also, I am working to listen to my heart and mind and improve Continue reading
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Big Rocks, Pebbles, and Sand
This post originally appeared on Substack in September of 2023. Several years ago, in another blogging format, I’d routinely summarize lessons I’d learned each month and link up with Emily P. Freeman’s monthly roundup. The practice was personally insightful and reflective and it seems like the act of writing about those lessons helped them to Continue reading
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The Best Mix
This post originally appeared on Substack in August of 2023. Over the weekend, we took a short but sweet road trip down to Athens, GA for an admissions tour and college visit for my middle daughter, Mae. She’s a senior and so the college discussions and decisions are coming fast and furiously. Her younger sister, Continue reading
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2022 Top Ten Best Books I Read
For me it is difficult to put books into any kind of systematic order; instead I feel like these are the ten (categories of) books that stood out the most to me in 2022. Let me know if you read any of these and what you thought about them. Best in Faith: Spiritual Direction: Wisdom Continue reading
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