Letting go of worry.
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How to embrace winter with JOY
Winter? After six weeks in Florida, away from winter, we are getting ready to go back home to winter so I came across a blog I wrote a few years ago. Though I grew up in the North where snow covered the ground for almost half a year and I took part in winter sports,…
Jenni Travolo: Why my miracle baby helps me work out
Miracle baby. Conceiving a baby with Type 1 diabetes was not easy. Five years ago, on December 19, 2017 I experienced the scariest day of my life. One of the scariest days of my life I was unrecognizably swollen from my eyelids to my toes and gasping for air as I could hardly breathe. I…
What does contentment look like?
What does contentment look like? Another move! Why can’t we just live here? Thoughts like this stirred my heart to righteous anger even though we had known this move will happen sooner rather than later. If a landlord uses tactics that may be legal but morally unhealthy, then do I become bitter? Moving in the…
Why Not Write Your Story Like Never Before?
So here’s the question I asked myself. Why not write your story like never before? At the time the world was in a pandemic when people were confined to their homes so the internet became an outlet for connection. I joined a memoir writing group, and when the the opportunity presented itself, I began drafting…