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Why Bother Being Grateful for Children?
By Terese Luikens | | Faith, Family, Gratitude
Why Bother Being Grateful for Children? I was not one hundred percent sure I wanted to become a mother. While some of my friends talked of their biological clocks ticking, I was just adjusting to being a wife. The thought of motherhood made me second guess myself. Would I be a good mom? Did I…
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By Terese Luikens | | Faith, Family, Gratitude, Marriage
Why Bother Thinking About Divorce? There was a time when I toyed with the idea of divorcing my husband. We’d been married for three years, we’d just had our first child, and were in the process of building our home. I still liked my husband, but I doubted I could spend the rest of my…
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Why Bother Treasuring Friendships?
By Terese Luikens | | Gratitude, Relationships
Why Bother Treasuring Friendships? From the time I was eight until I was fourteen, my family moved every two years. As a result, none of my friendships during that time lasted very long. Even after my family settled down and lived in the same house until I moved away at eighteen, I’d learned not to…
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Why Bother Caring?
By Terese Luikens | | Faith, Relationships, Teaching
Why Bother Caring? I just finished one of the more grueling weeks of public school teaching. Our school district requires that we have parent teacher conferences every November, and these last five days were filled to the brim. After a day of teaching, I sat at a table in my classroom in the evenings, conferring…
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