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Link: Want To Read Others Thoughts? Try Reading Literary Fiction
Want To Read Others Thoughts? Try Reading Literary Fiction : Shots – Health News : NPR. Your ability to “read” the thoughts and feelings of others could be affected by the kind of fiction you read. Neat, short article – people who read fiction regularly show an increased ability to understand others better. Cool.
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My 2014 “Do Better”s
I’ve never really been big on New Year’s resolutions. Even as a kid. I think my subconscious knows I won’t keep them and then I’ll feel guilty about it. Besides, why load up the new year with heavy demands on willpower? We’ve got only so much of it, and I’m using mine already. But there’s…
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To the North! Christmas 2013 trip in review
We are blessed to have such great friends across America and around the world. Visiting them whenever we get the chance is one of my favorite pastimes. So having Christmas vacations that align means The Man and I can often travel during the holidays. 2012 wasn’t a big year for adventures afar, so we were…
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Quotable: Why Switchfoot won’t sing Christian songs | ctkblog
One of the best responses I’ve ever read to handle the “are they a Christian band?” false dichotomy. Here’s just a taste; go read the whole thing (it’s short). None of these songs has been born again, and to that end there is no such thing as Christian music. No. Christ didn’t come and…
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Sugar Cookie Mayhem
Sugar Cookie Mayhem would be a fun band name. It’s been a long time since I’ve made sugar cookies! Cookie baking was pretty common in our household when I was a kid, but we didn’t really maintain any kind of special Christmas baking traditions. But when I ran across this recipe, I knew I had…
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