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Why Bother With Friendship?
By Terese Luikens | | Learning, Mental Health, Relationships
As a classroom teacher I have the privilege of watching my students grow and change over the course of the nine months we are together. They come into my classroom more like third graders than fourth, but by the end of the school year, they morph in more ways than one. They grow taller, become…
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By Terese Luikens | | Faith, Learning, Misc, Relationships
A few months ago I bought a new pair of running shoes, but they didn’t work. Instead, I developed discomfort in my right heel. After giving those new running shoes away, I went back to wearing my old ones, but the ache in my foot remained. Seeing my reflexologist, symptoms were assessed and she found…
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Why Bother Being Trustworthy?
By Terese Luikens | | Humor
Back in the 1960s there was a famous marshmallow experiment performed with 5-6 year-old children at Stanford University. The experiment began by bringing each child into a private room, sitting them down in a chair, and placing a marshmallow on the table in front of them. Then the researcher made a deal with the child.…
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Why Bother Changing Directions?
By Terese Luikens | | Communication, Faith, Family
Our Macek Maverick family phone calls continue, albeit twice a month instead of every week. Our format remains the same. Each of us takes a turn by composing a question and sending it out ahead of time and then discussing it on the night of the call. Even after three years of conversing on a…
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