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MUVE Gaming and Community Engagement

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Note: As part of one of my classes for grad school, I have to post a series of posts on predetermined topics. This is one of those posts. First of all, I don’t live under a rock. I have heard of MUVE games before, but have never engaged in them. Second Life started just about…

Book Review: Crooked Kingdom

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Dang it, Leigh Bardugo and your crazy Grisha world. First of all, you need to know that I adore these books, just as I loved the original Grisha trilogy. Bardugo’s world is high fantasy, high adventure and totally believable. When I first read that there would be a Duology based on the Grisha world but…

Social Media Wars

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Note: as part of one of my classes for Grad School, I have to post a series of posts to a blog. This is one of those. Social Networks. I love them. I hate them. Especially this time of year; especially around elections and big events and hard times. Everyone has an opinion and everyone…

One Mom Linkup

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It’s finally time to talk about the One Mom Can Change the World book. Written by my friends Amy and Claudia, One Mom is all about encouraging moms to believe in themselves, trust their instincts, rely on God and be ready to be world changers. And, One Mom is a rallying cry for moms everywhere…

Cover Reveal: Prospect

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About the book: She’s back, and stronger than ever before. Lena lives on and although she can’t remember a thing, she has woken up with powers she could only dream of. Lena has been taken over by Dr. Ravana and received the number one target on her first night in the compound. And then she…

Easy Friends: Handle with Care

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A couple years ago, I wrote a post on what it looks like to be the “Easy Friend.” You can find that post here. In that post, I talked about liking being the easy friend, and how it freed me up to love and live well – because we put enough pressure on things without…

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My Boots Are Heavy Today

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When my friend Elizabeth is having a rough day, or when life just generally feels like it’s too much, she will say her boots feel heavy. It’s a reference from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and it makes total sense. Sometimes life feels like too much – so much, in fact, that just walking through…

When Anxiety Attacks, Part Three (What TO Say)

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Thank you all for your gracious and awesome responses to this blog series! It’s been such a huge encouragement to me. Here’s part three, also known as what to say to encourage and support someone with anxiety. How can I help? Most of the time, dealing with anxiety and combating a panic attack is a…

When Anxiety Attacks, Part Two (AKA What Not To Say)

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So yesterday I came clean about my anxiety issues. Which, ironically, caused all sorts of anxiety for a few hours as it published and I fretted over what all my friends and family would think/say/do. Today I just want to talk about what not to say to someone who has anxiety. Yes, all of these…

When Anxiety Attacks, Part 1

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Several years ago, we found a tick on the dog. It was gross and disgusting. Instead of having a normal, rational reaction to said parasite (shuddering, disgust, anger, any number of rational emotions), I remember what I did vividly. I sat in the middle of my living room floor and had a full-blown panic attack….