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Molly's Weekly Reflection

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What's for Dinner? Jun 19, 2025

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It’s 4:00 pm. Do you know what your dinner plans are? If that question raises your cortisol level...

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Our need for FUN! Jun 12, 2025

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I was FaceTiming with my friend Martha, and she told me how she and her daughter have been explor...

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Motherhood: Let It Break You But Don’t Despair Jun 04, 2025

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IĀ wrote the following piece as a guest blog post back in 2018. I revisited it recently, bringingĀ ...

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Thou art my refuge May 29, 2025

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ā€œThat man is perfect in faith who can come to God in the utter dearth of his feelings and his des...

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Good Morning May 21, 2025

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WHY I WAKE EARLY
BY MARY OLIVER

Hello, sun in my face.
Hello, you who make the morning
and spread i...

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Four Fruitful Realizations May 14, 2025

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Ā In high school, I longed to be skinnier, athletic, haveĀ straight hair, and cruise around town i...

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A heart at rest May 07, 2025

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I was led to a tiny private waiting area with two chairs, a television playing HGTV (of course), ...

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Fostering Paschal Joy Apr 24, 2025

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What is comparable to the joy of Holy Pascha? What else can revive our spirits like the victoriou...

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