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Continue reading →: I Don’t Have to Pass It OnGood morning from Colorado! One of the things counseling taught me was that I didn’t have to pass on what I had experienced. For a long time, I thought being a parent meant knowing what to do because you were the parent. But I learned that sometimes we become parents…
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Continue reading →: Someone Interrupted the CycleGood morning from Colorado! As I think about what gets passed down from one generation to another, I have to admit that sometimes it takes someone outside of our family to help us recognize what we are carrying. We can become so accustomed to certain behaviors, ways of thinking, or…
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Continue reading →: What Was Handed Down to Us?Good morning from Colorado! One reason I love family history is that it gives me an opportunity to look beyond names, dates, and places. Sometimes, when I dig into the past, I find myself asking a different kind of question: What was handed down to us besides our last names?…
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Continue reading →: Hurt People Hurt PeopleGood morning from Colorado! I’ve heard a phrase many times over the years: “Hurt people hurt people.” The more I think about it, the more I realize hurt can be passed down long before a person is old enough to understand what hurt even means. Think about a newborn baby.…
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Continue reading →: What August Taught Me About My WorthHello from Colorado! Today is Monday, August 31, 2026, and as I look toward the mountains, I realize August taught me more than I expected. August didn’t give me all the answers. It gave me better questions. This month, I learned that protecting my peace sometimes means stepping away from…
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Continue reading →: What Do I Want My Name to Mean?Hello from Colorado, where the mountains remind me that some things remain beautiful even when our hearts are heavy. Today, I’m writing with a little sadness because of Dolly’s passing, and grief has a way of making you stop and think about what really matters. Today is Friday, August 28,…
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Continue reading →: Are We Free, or Do We Just Know We’re Free?Today is Thursday, August 27, 2026, and my faith is permanently secured in Christ Jesus! This week, we’ve been asking some difficult questions about worth. We’ve talked about the wooden nickel, the labels we carry, and the question, “Who put a price on you?” Today, I want to take that…
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Continue reading →: Who Put a Price on You?Hello from Colorado, where the mountains continue to remind me that what we see on the surface is rarely the whole story. Beneath those peaks are layers of rock, history, and time that I will never fully see. Sometimes people are like that, too. There are layers to every person…
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Continue reading →: Your Worth Is More Than a LabelHello from Colorado, where the mountains remind me that beauty can exist in layers. Sometimes I can see every peak clearly; other times, smoke and haze hide the view. But whether I can see the mountains or not, I know they are still there. Sometimes I think faith works the…
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Continue reading →: The Price of a Wooden Nickel: When Less Is Sold as EnoughHello from Colorado, where the morning sun is hitting the peaks just right today. Yesterday, my husband and I were talking about how easy it is to look at a beautiful landscape and miss the complex layers beneath the surface. Sometimes life is like that, too. What we see on…
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