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Why Bother With Security?
By Terese Luikens | | Faith, Mental Health
Security systems are a big business, meant to keep everyone safe in our unsafe world. These security system companies supply cameras, database systems, alarms and even armed guards to homes, businesses and schools. Just at my little rural school, the front door is kept locked and visitors are required to ring the doorbell. The secretary…
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Why Bother Reading?
By Terese Luikens | | Communication, Learning, Relationships, Writing
During summer break from classroom teaching, I have the luxury and the delectable pleasure to spend hours reading. For instance, this last Sunday afternoon, for the entire afternoon, my husband and I sat on our back deck, both of us engrossed in our novels. Oh, we’d occasionally look up and out from the pages of…
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Why Bother Noticing Patterns?
By Terese Luikens | | Communication, Faith, Learning, Mental Health, Relationships
It has been said that noticing an unhealthy pattern in our lives is the first step to changing that particular pattern. Though recognition of a destructive, impotent, or unsound pattern is definitely important, exchanging it for something better is an arduous, taxing and lengthy endeavor. Discomfort My tolerance for physical pain is relatively high. Case…
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By Terese Luikens | | Gratitude
We have just returned from our travels and when we crossed back into Idaho, I said to my husband, “There is no place like home.” I have been an Idahoan longer than I was a Nebraskan and a resident of Sandpoint longer than anywhere else. We’ve lived in our present house for a little over…
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