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Making Tough Decisions Easy (or at least a trifle less hard)

Two weeks ago I lay awake in bed trying to sort through a tough decision in my mind.  Hours after I should have been asleep, I was still mulling over all the options, weighing pros and cons, wondering which decision was the “right” one.
Let me guess…you’ve been there?  This particular night the thing keeping me [...]

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Being vs. Doing: Wisdom from Psalm 1

Blessed is the man
who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
but his delight is in the law of the Lord,
and on his law he meditates day and night.
He is like a tree
planted by streams of water
that yields its fruit in its [...]

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The Difference Between “Easy” and “Simple”

As I was thinking about my next Uncomplicated Life post, I was struck by the fact that simplifying does not always mean making things easier. So I headed over to dictionary.com to see if there was a difference in the two words.  Here are the definitions I found:
easy: not hard or difficult; requiring no great [...]

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What’s in a Name?

I am named after my mother’s older sister.  My eldest nephew is named for his paternal grandfather, who passed away many years before his namesake was born.  The oldest cousin on my mom’s side of the family is named for our grandmother.  Names mean something.  Behind each one is a story, a legacy, at the [...]

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