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Marriage

Why Bother Thinking About G.O.A.T.?

Why Bother Thinking About G.O.A.T.? My husband left me. Thankfully only for a week or so while he drives back to his mother’s memorial service in the state he originated from; Nebraska. He’s barely been gone a day and I already miss him.            The Greatest of All Time Though I…
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Listening

Why Bother Hearing What You Can’t Understand?

Why Bother Hearing What You Can’t Understand? Making a transaction over the phone is not my favorite way to do business, but sometimes it is necessary.  Just recently, our little local internet company was bought out by a larger corporation and now I can no longer just walk into their office, and talk with a…
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Family

Why Bother to Pass Along Your Passion for Reading?

Why Bother to Pass Along Your Passion for Reading? Discussing the topic of reading with my oldest brother he said, “I don’t remember learning to read, I just remember always reading.”  Once Upon A Time I, on the other hand, do remember learning to read. It all started with my dad. He’d lie on the…
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Health

Why Bother To Learn From Pain?

Why Bother to Learn From Pain? One of the duties of my job as a public school teacher is knowing how to apply Band-aids. A scuffed knee, a finger cut, or road rash on the palm of a student’s hand requires me to stop and listen as they “show and tell”  how the injury happened.…
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