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I recently became a Tik-Tok addict. I share that with reluctance, since I never thought I would be getting on that app. But it was funny and entertaining. Above all though, I saw people expressing what I was feeling.  There were the “bored in the house” bits, the homeschooling bits,

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How Mindfulness Combats Anxiety

The word anxiety gets thrown out all the time, but what does it actually feel like? Is it really that big of a deal? And how can it be effectively addressed and contained so that it doesn’t dominate our lives? Anxiety is intense, persistent worry about every day situations, such

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Enough for Today

Crowded grocery stores. Empty shelves. Massive breakouts in packing plants. A break in the food supply chain. All of these words and phrases swirl around me and weigh down on me for days before each and every grocery trip. No matter how positive and upbeat I have been feeling, the

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No Is A Complete Sentence

For such a little word, No can be really difficult to say for lots of reasons. We don’t want to disappoint someone or have them be angry at us. We feel guilty for not doing what someone else wants us to do or what we think we “should” do at

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The Power of Perspective

Finding the good. On the January 16th episode of the Linking Arms podcast, Nadine and Rachel welcomed guest Ida Johnson to the show to discuss perspective. So much of perspective is being intentional about finding the good—even in the worst of circumstances. Host, Rachel Downey, talked about her daughter’s disability

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Start Your Year With Your Day

This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24 2020 is here! The Purposeful Living ladies just released a new podcast for the new year, new podcast season, and new decade (can you believe it’s a new decade??). Guest, Sherry Borshoff,

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