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Posted on January 9, 2019
by bethany
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My former student, Sarah Humway, wrote this post as an essay for English Comp I class last fall. I loved it and asked if she’d allow me to share it with all of you. She agreed. Thank you, Sarah! The most influential person in…
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Category: gratitudeTags: adoration, antique, Arkansas, common bond, divorce, English, grandma, grandmother, grateful, gratitude, hobbies, influential, Jonesboro, lavender, love, Mimi, mountain view, redhead, relationships, Sarah Humway, similarities, support
Posted on February 5, 2017
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“Kindness is the mightiest force in the world,” according to One Day at a Time (299). In the past, I didn’t feel kind. I didn’t even feel like being kind. I felt like stabbing my ex-husband’s eyeballs with a handful of forks. If you know…
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Category: gratitudeTags: AA, be where your hands are, Big Book, Christianity, divorce, family, God, grateful, kindness, learning, lessons learned, life, love, martyrdom, one day at a time, recovery, reflections, relationships, relatives, religion, resentment, sins, thankful, truth, work
Posted on May 9, 2015
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Lizard, Thank you for breaking me in back when I turned 22. There was nothing Taylor Swift about it. Your dad and I tied the knot three weeks after I graduated from college and three weeks after my birthday, and I frantically searched for…
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Category: gratitudeTags: babies, Barbie, better not bitter, choices, composition, divorce, Edna Mode, English, graduating with honors, graduation, higher education, honesty, Ken, lies, marriage, mom, mother, Mother's Day, motherhood, non-traditional students, oral communication, parenting, perseverance, playing house, promises, raising kids, speeches, stepmom, students, Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift 22, teacher, teacher appreciation week, teaching, teaching college, The Incredibles, tie the knot, tying the knot, willingness, writing
Posted on January 19, 2014
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Giving back, paying it forward, passing it on. . . these are concepts I live by—partly because other people have done these kind of good deeds for me and to me. A friend and mentor of mine once gave me her family’s tax refund…
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Category: gratitudeTags: Ben & Jerry's, Bible study, blessing, blessings, boss, career, Christianity, college, divorce, finances, friendship, gift card, gifts, giving, God, grateful, gratitude, gymnastics, helping others, ice cream, love, medical bills, mentor, mission trip, missions, pass it on, pay it forward, paying it forward, recovery, sharing, sponsor, Sunday School, Texas soup, thankful, travel, Wal-Mart, work
Posted on November 25, 2013
by bethany
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Day 25 in the Dear Gratitude project is submitted by yours truly :). Dear Need, I first remember meeting you, Need, when my father fell from his heroic platform in my mind. Grappling with drug addiction, he stood in our living room in Augusta,…
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Category: gratitudeTags: 1984, 2013 gratitude project, addiction, babies, blessings, children, college, dad, Dear Gratitude project, dental hygiene, dependency on God, divorce, drug addiction, family, father, gifts, God, grateful, gratitude, higher education, hope, Kansas, love, mom, motherhood, naomi shihab nye, need, needs and wants, parenting, poverty, recovery, sisters, spirituality, thankful, thanksgiving, The traveling onion, tornado, welfare, Wichita
Posted on July 19, 2013
by bethany
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I’ve said NEVER about plenty of things. And eaten my words plenty of times, too. “I will NEVER get divorced.” Done. Twice. “I am NEVER going to be one of those people who moves back to the middle of nowhere as an adult!” Done….
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Category: gratitudeTags: addiction, alcoholism, always, always and never, cheating, Christian, Christian school, Christmas sweater, discipline, divorce, education, English, Festivus, God's words, grateful, gratitude, gun violence, guns, high school education, higher education, leggings, Master's degree, never say never, plaigarism, private education, religion, school violence, students, syllabus, teacher, teaching, teaching college, thankful, threats
Posted on May 12, 2013
by bethany
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My mom had a rough go of it growing up. I won’t share details, because they are my mom’s to share, but trust me. Despite the circumstances of her childhood, my mom chose to have four daughters, all of us about two years apart….
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Category: gratitudeTags: Arkansas, blogging, career, childhood, chore chart, discipline, divorce, family, giving, God, Google, grateful, gratitude, growing pains, how to love, love, mama, Mama said, marriage, mom, moms, mother, Mother's Day, motherhood, nature, parenting, role model, stay-at-home mom, thank you, thankful, worship, writing, young moms
Posted on February 6, 2013
by bethany
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*Special thanks to my friend and sister-in-law Jenny Wallace for sharing her thoughts today as part of our “28 days of love” project.* When I look at my life and the things that are important to me, my children stand out the most. I…
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Category: gratitudeTags: 28 days of love, 28 days of love project, children, divorce, family, friendship, God, grateful, gratitude, Jenny Wallace, love, marriage, mother, motherhood, parenting, support
Posted on September 15, 2012
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The first time I heard the song “You Won’t Relent” by Misty Edwards, I was 29 years old. I was recently separated from my second husband. I knew our divorce was the best option, but I still found it to be difficult, painful, and…
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Category: gratitudeTags: bitterness, Christ, Christianity, church, divorce, God, grateful, gratitude, jealousy, love, Misty Edwards, music, Romans 5:8, spirituality, thankful, wine, worship songs, You Won't Relent, You Won't Relent Misty Edwards
Posted on July 20, 2012
by bethany
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Recently, I wrote a post on my personal blog about the lessons learned from my mom regarding academic performance and pushing myself to do my very best. On the flip side, I’ve also learned–maybe not from my mom, but from my own life experiences…
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Category: gratitudeTags: career, career success, Christianity, divorce, God, grateful, gratitude, love, marriage, motivation, motives, relationships, volunteering, work
