The youngest of my students used to pick fruit to make fruit salad as part of their warm up exercises. We stood in a circle and imagined a large tree in the center from which we stretched our arms high to reach whatever fruit they named. Apples, pears, bananas, oranges…
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Sometimes you just need a big hug to feel better. A hug gives us the assurance that we are loved. Research shows that hugging (and also laughing) is extremely effective at healing sickness, disease, loneliness, depression, anxiety, and stress. It builds trust and helps us to feel safe. Virginia Satir, a respected…
Read moreI’ve always been a happily ever after, forever and always, true love is for real sort of girl. I love a good love story or love song that illustrates my belief. So, as a young adult especially, I’d often read books or listen to songs that spoke to the romantic…
Read moreI cannot watch the soldier homecomings on the news without tears. They replay the homecomings of my own father who traveled many times on temporary duty all over the world in the Air Force. I have a few early memories of being allowed to ride out to the flight line…
Read moreWhen I read the story of David and the Goliath, one of the things that I notice is that the Israelite army was sorely terrified of the giant. (See 1 Samuel 17:11) Goliath the giant, taunted the Israelites and with each accusation and threat, it didn’t take long before the great…
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