What is happy? Hard to say when it feels like all I do is chase everything but happy. A text. An email. A flight. A bill. A fire to put out. A worry that won’t go away. Regret. Constant noise. So I run from it. Even if I’m eating the…
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Never has it been more important to keep your eyes open. In a world overwhelmed by endless inputs and biased information, it’s easy to fall into tunnel vision, focusing only on what entertains or briefly interests us. This is exactly what those with harmful intentions—be they literal terrorists or those…
She’s up before for all nine kids, and as they wipe the sleep from their eyes, grumbling about the cruel reality of having to rise from bed, breakfast is already on the table, and she’s off to another chore. Nearly 20 years of homeschooling these young ones. Never with everything…
We had to do it yesterday. Even though it was still relatively chilly, the desire to move past our incredible winter was too great and the kids and I decided to spend a little time down at the creek by our home. Many a trail has been created between here…
This past week I was the opening speaker for a PTSD event in my own backyard of Kokomo, Indiana at Indiana University Kokomo. It was called “Responding to PTSD – It takes a Village” and was put on by the North Central Indiana Area Health Education Center or AHEC. They…