Meet the Author
Writer Terese Luikens contributes articles for Mother Earth News, The Secret Place, Decision Magazine, The Upper Room, Hearts at Home, and the Epoch Times and publishes her own blog, Why Bother? A schoolteacher and a yoga instructor, Terese lives in Sandpoint, Idaho, with her husband and enjoys being mother to three grown sons and grandmother to her much-loved grandchildren.
Latest Blog Posts
Why Bother Growing?
Expanding Since I am no longer a public school teacher, my life has expanded in ways I never imagined. My days are no longer constrained with a commute to and from work, restrictions imposed by strict standards surrounding the work of a public classroom teacher, or remaining within the confines of a building for 8-10…
Why Bother Considering Our Value?
Worth I graduated from high school in 1976 and made one of the largest purchases in my lifetime as a single woman. I bought my first car, a used 1967 Volkswagen. It wasn’t much to look at. It did not sparkle or shine, but it was mine. The motor purred, the transmission was smooth and…
Why Bother Striving Toward Harmony?
Joyful When… Though my husband and I never discussed the number of children we wanted, we both knew we wanted more than one. About the time I began feeling confident as the mother of one child, we began thinking of trying for our second child. I harbored a few concerns with having a second child;…