Tag: peace
Posted on March 12, 2021
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A few years ago I selected “placid” as a focus word. Each year, rather than writing New Year’s resolutions (which I have never been fantastic at keeping), I select a word as a focal point. Sometimes the word serves as a catalyst. Other times… Continue Reading “More than peace & quiet”
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Posted on February 16, 2017
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One in 10 children lives in a country or region defined by armed conflict. This means about 230 million children grow up in the midst of war and serious conflict, according to the 2015 UNICEF Report. Many of these children experience bomb attacks in… Continue Reading “#firstworldprobs”
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Category: gratitudeTags: crime, Donald Trump, entitled, first world problems, firstworldprobs, genital mutilation, gratitude, peace, perspective, politics, privileged, rape, reality, refugees, sexual assault, UN, UNICEF, war, whining
Posted on December 6, 2016
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This letter was written by Gabrielle Holmes, one of my students, as a tribute to her mother. Dear Momma, I want to let you know how thankful I am to still have you in my life considering all the obstacles we have faced in life.… Continue Reading “Dear Momma”
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Category: gratitudeTags: cheerleader, Christmas, confidence, daughter, education, friendship, happiness, hard work, kids, kindness, life lessons, momma, mother, obstacles, parenting, peace
Posted on October 19, 2016
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Recently, one of my friends reached out to me to inform me that she’d been viciously attacked by her boyfriend (now ex). She described the bruises, and she admitted she felt scared for her life. “You were right about him.” In the pit of my… Continue Reading “I’d rather be wrong”
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Category: gratitudeTags: 12 steps, abuse, acceptance, addiction, alcoholism, being right, being wrong, Christianity, friendship, God, lessons learned, life, love, peace, recovery, relationships, serenity, suicide, truth
Posted on July 21, 2014
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As I gear up to go back to work full-time this fall, transitioning from an adjunct instructor to a full-time English instructor, I find myself fluctuating between excitement and eager anticipation and anxiety and grief as I let go of this period of my… Continue Reading “For her curls”
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Category: gratitudeTags: babies, back to work, be where your hands are, career, decisions, English, full-time, God, God's will, grad school, gratitude, job, let go and let God, letting go, making big decisions, meditation, mom, motherhood, peace, prayer, SAH mom, spirituality, stay-at-home mom, teaching, thankful, wasting time, working full-time
Posted on January 22, 2014
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*Today’s post is part one in a two-part series by my friend LaTresha Woodruff-Johnson. I’m thankful God places inspiring, compassionate women like her in my life. Stay tuned this week for part two.* I love the LORD; I am not afraid to say it. … Continue Reading “My leap of faith, part one”
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Category: gratitudeTags: Arkansas, Big Brothers Big Sisters, career, career goals, CNN, Conway, Conway Cradle Care, faith, fear, Fox 16 Little Rock, Fox 16 news, God, God's will, grateful, gratitude, guidance, Habitat for Humanity, interviewing, job, job interview, jobs, Latresha Woodruff, Latresha Woodruff Johnson, leap of faith, news reporter, non-profit, peace, prayer, public information officer, seeking, television, thankful, trust, TV station, work
Posted on December 11, 2013
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*Today’s post is written by my friend Debra Dickey.* Sometimes when I’m driving home late at night after a catering event, with only the quiet and darkness to keep me company, the sounds of the twilight bring back velvety memories of earlier times in… Continue Reading “Good times”
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Category: gratitudeTags: Christmas, Christmas gifts, driving, family, family reunion, grateful, gratitude, highway, holiday traffic, holiday travel, love, memories, north, peace, quiet, secrets, silent night, snow, traffic, travel
Posted on November 11, 2013
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*Big thanks to my friend and former college roommate, Sarah Donaghy, for sharing her grateful thoughts on Day 11 of the Dear Gratitude project.* The hardest part about being a guest blogger this month was deciding to whom or what I should write my… Continue Reading “Day 11: Dear Peacemakers”
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Category: gratitudeTags: Afghanistan, armed forces, dad, Dear Gratitude project, family, grandpa, grateful, gratitude, gratitude project, Iraq, Marines, military, mindfulness, New York City, peace, peacemaker, Quakers, RadSab, soldiers, spirituality, thank you, thankful, thanks, The Great War, United States, Veteran's Day, veterans, war, Wendell Berry
*Thanks to Debra Dickey-Liang for sharing her thoughts on motherhood, and happy early Mother’s Day, Debra!* My commission in this life is to be an advocate and a caretaker, e.g., a peacemaker. I know this with every fiber of my being. It is an… Continue Reading “Mission & commission”
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Category: gratitudeTags: accomplishments, babies, caretaker, child, children, commission, God, grateful, gratitude, harmony, life's mission, mission, missionary, mom, mother, Mother's Day, motherhood, parenting, peace, peacemaker, purpose, raising children, teacher
Posted on February 4, 2013
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*Special thank you to my friend and singer/songwriter/musician Oona Love for serving as today’s guest writer for day 4 of the “28 days of love project.”* Gratitude- Noun The quality of being thankful, readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. That… Continue Reading “Day 4–Spirits of love”
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Category: gratitudeTags: Buddha, church, civil rights, Civil Rights movement, free, free-spirited, freedom, grateful, gratitude, joy, love, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr., musician, Oona Love, oonalove.com, peace, performer, singer, songwriter, spirituality, we shall overcome
