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A Strong Foundation
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A Strong Foundation

A foundation is “a basis upon which something stands or is supported”, “an underlying base or support”, and “a body or ground upon which something is built up or overlaid”. Some synonyms are “support”, “backbone”, “cornerstone”, “base”, and “core”. It is something we have likely all heard of, as every house has one. Foundations can

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January 4, 2024 at 6:00 pm4 Comments
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Community Matters
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Community Matters

As I wrote in a previous blog post, Tiny Seeds, “[One] thing a seed has to have in order to grow is soil. The type of soil varies based on the seed’s specific needs. Many seeds thrive in dark soil, such as potting soil. Some can live in rocky soil; others, such as baby’s breath,

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Tiny Seeds
Lessons Learned, Mental Health

Tiny Seeds

All plants start off as tiny seeds. Even the already-blooming plants you can buy at the store were once a seed. All seeds are similar, but they have differences too. People are the same. Our Beginning As humans, we are all very different. We have different skin and hair, we have different personality traits, we

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May 11, 2022 at 2:30 pm1 Comment
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Rooted
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Rooted

“To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least-recognized need of the human soul.” -Simone Weil When I see a plant and begin to think of how it relates to a person’s life, the first thing that comes to my mind is the plant’s roots. One of the main life sources for a plant

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July 14, 2021 at 6:30 pm2 Comments
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Top 10 Self-Care Tips for Mental Health
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Top 10 Self-Care Tips for Mental Health

Self-care is very important, but especially when you have mental health struggles. As someone who lives with anxiety and depression, these are my top 10 self-care tips for mental health! 1. Rest (get enough sleep and take a full rest day each week)   2. Speak positive truth to yourself throughout the day    3.

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June 2, 2021 at 7:02 pm1 Comment
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Rest Well to Live Well
Lessons Learned, Mental Health, Travel

Rest Well to Live Well

To recap: “The Lord has been teaching me about rest and stillness for a long time, bringing it to my attention before I even realized that’s what He was trying to teach me. … Then, in August, I went to South Carolina to visit my family and we saw the purple martins returning to their

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March 24, 2021 at 5:51 pm5 Comments
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Break my Heart for What Breaks Yours
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Break my Heart for What Breaks Yours

This semester, I’m in a class called Community Nursing. It’s kind of thought of as a class that’s not super important…one of those easy-breezy nursing classes. At first, I wasn’t too thrilled about it. I didn’t see how it would help me in my nursing career. But, I was wrong! God is using this class

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