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Why Bother Giving Your Name a Good Reputation?
By Terese Luikens | | Family, Humor
Why Bother Giving Your Name a Good Reputation? Recently, a young married couple I know had their first baby. Labor and delivery went well, but naming the baby was a little more difficult. Since they are both public school teachers, they did not want any “bad” history attached to the name they chose. …
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Why Bother Gathering Around the Table?
By Terese Luikens | | Communication, Relationships
Why Bother Gathering Around the Table? Unlike any other meal of the day, my family, all nine of us, gathered around the old oak claw foot table in the dining room for dinner. It was expected that we do so. This nightly event only had only one moment of silence: when Mom or Dad led…
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Why Bother with Grief?
By Terese Luikens | | Faith, Family, Grief
Why Bother with Grief? As we age, we expect to die. We know our bodies do not last forever and this planet we call Earth, is not our final nor eternal destination. But what we don’t expect is when death takes a child, grandchild, niece or nephew. Even though death is a natural phenomenon, it…
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Why Bother Stepping Away?
By Terese Luikens | | Health, Relationships, Teaching
Why Bother Stepping Away? I have been experiencing more stress than I thought. Normally, I carry the pressures of my job with ease. The routines I practice to maintain my health; exercise, meditation, eating well and getting a good night’s rest, usually keep me balanced. But this week was different. Though I wasn’t sure what…
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