It's the Right Thing to Do
“It’s the right thing to do.” I grew up hearing those words from my parents, who were born into what would be called The Greatest...
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janetmchenry
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Nine Things to do While Waiting
You’ve heard of The Dating Game, right? How about The Waiting Game? I’m terrible at waiting. Just one example comes from my early...
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Finding the Up Side in this Year's Downs
A year of ups and downs, huh? “Ups?” you say? Yes, despite what’s happened, I am determined to keep #lookingup. A year ago Sunday I flew...
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Just Do It
Halfway into the closet months of COVID last year, I found myself just paralyzed. I seemingly couldn’t put one foot in front of the other...
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#LookingUp When You're Discouraged
I’ve had a couple weeks of struggle trying to launch an online masterclass called Prayer School. The chat experts from the venue have...
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Feeling Rammed with Finances?
Years ago when Craig proposed to me, I was a senior in college, and he was a first-year law school student. One of the crazy, random...
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Hearing Better in 2021
“She has a mind of her own.” That was what I heard my mom say about me as a child. And what does that mean? At the best, determined,...
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Word of the Year, Part 1
“Words, words, words,” Hamlet says in the library scene of Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet. Often played with humor, Shakespeare’s scene helps...
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Need Some Christmas Grace?
I found a cute pair of salt and pepper shakers at our new antiques store in Loyalton–Lombardi Mercantile. I might have overlooked them...
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Church is not the Foundation
A little reflection on the 50th anniversary this week of my faith commitment. I was raised going to church in Hudson in upstate New...
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From Nothing to Something
“Words. Words. Words.” A famous line spoken by Hamlet–one of my favorite lines from Shakespeare. Words fascinate me. How can something...
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Enduring for a Season
In our son’s sophomore year of high school, he had knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus and torn cartilage. The timing worked out,...
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You Can do This
Does your life look like a shipwreck right now? Maybe you’re sick or your loved ones are. Maybe you’ve lost someone dear to you. Maybe...
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The Oxymoronic Prayer
When I taught high school English, Romeo and Juliet provided many an example of the oxymoron–a short figure of speech that has...
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How do you say Grace?
I am betting more people than normal will be using the word “grace” this week. “Will you say the grace?” After all, some kind of giving...
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When you Need a Time Out
Do you feel you need a time out? As though you’re in a fast-paced game and there’s no break in sight for a rest? For direction? For...
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Finding that Comfy Spot
Do you have a comfy chair for relaxing and reading or even writing? Years ago several writer friends and I drove to Reno for the day to...
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Finding that Elusive Peace
Christmas is coming, and as I find myself making a Christmas list for my immediate family of 20, plus other family and friends, I...
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Always the Answer
was thinking about the typical kid sayings the other day when I took four of the grandkiddos to the dentist. It was a day of . . . Five...
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Quenching my Thirst
I live in the largest alpine valley in North America: the Sierra Valley. At about 5,000 feet in elevation, the Sierra Valley is...
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