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Why Bother Remembering Our Constitution?
By Terese Luikens | | Humor, Kids, Teaching
Why Bother Remembering Our Constitution? Every September 17, on Constitution Day, I am required, as a public school teacher, to present a lesson to my fourth grade students about this important document. By the time most students reach the fourth grade, they already know a few things about American history. They understand we have…
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By Terese Luikens | | Family, Kids, Relationships
Why Bother Baking Cookies? I grew up on my grandma’s cookies. Even when we moved far away from her home in Nebraska, to South Dakota and Colorado, she sent her cookies to us through the mail. When a three pound coffee can wrapped in brown paper arrived at our house, we knew it was…
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Why Bother Trusting Again?
By Terese Luikens | | Mental Health, Relationships
Why Bother Trusting Again? When a relationship you once trusted tears apart, it makes it difficult to think you will ever trust someone again. When our sense of security dissolves after a long term union, being vulnerable with anyone again feels impossible. When we count on someone to be reliable and they are not, our…
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Why Bother To Contemplate?
By Terese Luikens | | Beauty, Faith
Why Bother To Contemplate? My personality does not lend itself to sitting still. Though I am enthralled by nature and its beauty, you won’t find me lingering too long in its loveliness, instead, I move through it. Sometimes the colors of a sunset are astounding, a moon rise incredible and misty mornings mesmerizing. But I…
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