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Why Bother Letting Patience Have Her Way?
By Terese Luikens | | Mental Health, Relationships
Why Bother Letting Patience Have Her Way? Patience is a valued and powerful virtue. Poised individuals can calm fearful crowds—think of George Bailey in It’s A Wonderful Life and the scene where the stock market collapses. Everyone races to the banks and loan companies to claim their cash. Yet with absolute self-control and forbearance, George…
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By Terese Luikens | | Communication, Family
Why Bother To Keep Learning? In my teen years, my grandmother was my sounding board, my confidant, the one person in whom I confided. In nice weather, we sat side by side on her front porch swing, other times across from each other at her kitchen table. The constant variable with my grandmother was that…
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Why Bother Being Grateful For Brothers?
By Terese Luikens | | Faith, Family
Why Bother Being Grateful for Brothers? I have three sisters, and three brothers for whom I am grateful for, but I identify best with the brother who is only eighteen months older than I. Growing up, I was too young to see the value of Dippity Dew, rollers in my hair, or makeup, as did…
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Why Bother Being Grateful for a Daughter-in-Law?
By Terese Luikens | | Family, Gratitude
Why Bother Being Grateful for a Daughter-in-Law? Twelve years ago, when our oldest son called to tell us that he’d proposed to his girlfriend, Meagan, I was elated and frightened at the same time. I was glad he’d made the choice to marry, but becoming a mother-in-law scared me. Having never been one, I wasn’t…
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