The Beauty of Grace Days
If I could learn how to give myself the same grace I give my dog, I would be making progress. I decided to choose grace for my attitude.
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Cara McLauchlan
- Jul 1, 2021
- 2 min
Finding Refreshment This Summer
An excerpt from Nourish, Encouragement for Parents Homeschooling Through High School Beach Scene Acrylic Wall Decor by HudsonCrafted...
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Cara McLauchlan
- Jun 24, 2021
- 3 min
What Is Your Slow Summer Pleasure?
Certain things are meant to be done slowly and with full attention. Summer is a perfect season for puttering.
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Cara McLauchlan
- Jun 17, 2021
- 3 min
What is Your Greatest Meal Memory?
My greatest meal memories remind me that food doesn’t need to be fancy or elaborate to impress.
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Cara McLauchlan
- Jun 10, 2021
- 2 min
What's On Your Summer Wish List?
7 Fun Thoughts on Making Summer Wishes Photo by Debby Hudson on Unsplash Summer is the season that whispers, “go ahead, make a wish.”...
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Cara McLauchlan
- Jun 3, 2021
- 3 min
Behold
What we behold, we become. How spending time with God and the Word first makes me a better person.
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Cara McLauchlan
- May 27, 2021
- 4 min
What Would Older You Tell Younger You?
What Would Older You Tell Younger You? 5 Thoughts on Graduation to 1987 Me
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Cara McLauchlan
- May 20, 2021
- 3 min
What Does Your Reading Stack Say About You?
How book piles are really about surrounding yourself with hope no matter what life throws at you.
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Cara McLauchlan
- May 13, 2021
- 4 min
The Practice of Being Brave – What I Learned from Surfing
How surfing taught me to be brave and bring forth something outlandish from my heart for no good reason.
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Cara McLauchlan
- Apr 29, 2021
- 3 min
The Secret Sauce of Road Trips
How long car rides might actually be the secret sauce to connect with your teenage child.
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Cara McLauchlan
- Apr 22, 2021
- 3 min
Today’s Most Important “To Do”: Seeing What’s In Front of Me
What I learned from a box on my front porch and the importance of being present to others.
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Cara McLauchlan
- Apr 8, 2021
- 3 min
7 Life Lessons My Dad Taught Me From Golf
My dad, Cesar Colon-Bonet, my son, Campbell and me celebrating Masters Week in 2004. For me, the two best things about spring are the...
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Cara McLauchlan
- Apr 1, 2021
- 2 min
Why Homeschooling is Worth It
An Excerpt from Nourish: Encouragement for Parents Homeschooling Through High School Photo by Debby Hudson on Unsplash Nothing pursued...
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Cara McLauchlan
- Mar 25, 2021
- 4 min
How to Be a Next Level Neighbor
I thought I was a good neighbor before the pandemic. It turns out, I had a lot to learn.
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Cara McLauchlan
- Mar 18, 2021
- 4 min
An Average Girl’s View on Eating Plants
Photo by Debby Hudson on Unsplash I call it the “Year of the Broccoli.” My husband calls it his skinny jeans season. Regardless, about...
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Cara McLauchlan
- Mar 11, 2021
- 3 min
What Do You Want, Really?
Photo by Debby Hudson on Unsplash When’s the last time you shared, out loud, what you truly want? For me, it’s been a long time. Dreaming...
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Cara McLauchlan
- Mar 4, 2021
- 3 min
Ready to Grow?
Photo by Debby Hudson on Unsplash “The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen...
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Cara McLauchlan
- Feb 25, 2021
- 3 min
The Lovely Place of Hard-Fought Joy
Photo by Debby Hudson on Unsplash “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving,...
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Cara McLauchlan
- Feb 18, 2021
- 2 min
What's Good?
Photo by Debby Hudson on Unsplash “… always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in...
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Cara McLauchlan
- Feb 11, 2021
- 4 min
How to Love Well
Photo by Debby Hudson on Unsplash “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist...
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