May 2013
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Nausea
I feel like throwing up.
I’m spinning and turning and twisting.
There’s so much changing around me.
I’m not completely ready to change with it.
But I must.
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April 2013
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Finding a Pattern
So, I finally realized I’m not a huge morning-runner. For the longest time, I was trying to make myself run in the mornings. “How great to wake up early and get some exercise” I thought. In my fantasy world, it would wake me up, I’d have a clearer mind throughout the rest of the day, and it would keep me on a healthy schedule.
How is it that the reality of things always...
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Teenagers: The Balance of Holding onto Childhood...
“Northland College (NZ) principal John Tapene has offered the following words from a judge who regularly deals with youth.
“Always we hear the cry from teenagers ‘What can we do, where can we go?’ … My answer is, “Go home, mow the lawn, wash the windows, learn to cook, build a raft, get a job, visit the sick, study your lessons, and after you’ve...
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Austin, Home Sweet Home
After teary goodbyes, many hugs, and innumerable promises for phone calls, we finally hit the road. It took us 21 hours, but we made it. Justin did all the driving (thanks, J!) while I tried to stay awake (what is it about a moving vehicle that makes exhaustion set in?) and entertain him with ideas of all the exciting adventures we’d soon be able to go on.
We crossed only Missouri and...
