
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 Terminating Our Relationship With Worry?
Terminate I used to worry when I wasn’t worried. Without worry on my mind, I thought I was being negligent, forgetful, or that I was guilty of slacking off. Worry changed my life, but not for the better. By the time I was fourteen, my relationship with Worry was established, reliable, constant and familiar. As…
Why Bother Forgiving Dad?
Forgiving Dad Kids don’t think about forgiving their Dad because as kids we think our dads are almost as great and as perfect as God. That was how I felt. But when we grow into adults we realize that our dad’s were not as great nor as perfect as we’d thought. That’s what happened to…
Why Bother Admitting Our Mistakes?
Our Mistakes Ever make a mistake? Ever make the same mistake more than once? I have. Ever hear that we can learn from our mistakes? I actually believe this statement because I’ve learned a thing or two from my erroneous ways. Becoming aware of my blunders, blotches, and bungles and then learning something from them…