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Seed of Hope
Holding her hand for the last time, I looked around at all the familiar faces that lined her dimly lit hospital room. “I don’t know what to say,” I told
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Prune (the verb, not the noun)
I hear the best time to prune roses is in the early spring. (To prune is to trim a tree, shrub, or bush by cutting away dead or overgrown branches
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Cell Phone Etiquette in the U.S.
As a child, my mother and father tried to teach me to have good manners. Some examples of good manners were things like saying “please”, “thank you”, and “excuse me”,
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Helping Others
I had to stop and marvel at my friends from China and Japan. They worked hard ripping out walls, brick, and tile in homes damaged by Hurricane Harvey. They listened intently
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Eating Healthy
“Would you like fries with that?” is a common question when ordering fast food. This question is coined by McDonald’s. You may have noticed there are plenty of fast food
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Peace in the Storm
Peace can be hard to find in today’s world of school, social media, friends, family and other obligations. According to a recent study, over 61% of college students reported anxiety