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Why Bother Baking Cookies?
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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Why Bother Blogging?
By Terese Luikens | | Communication, Gratitude, Writing
Why Bother Blogging? Blogging was not my idea. Though I enjoy writing, when I thought about putting my writing out there for all to read, my stomach churned, my hands dampened with sweat and doubts swirled inside my head. Yet here I am writing another blog to post. How and why did I end up…
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