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    IT'S NEVER JUST A WAVE
    Chris McKinney
    • Feb 22
    • 2 min

    IT'S NEVER JUST A WAVE

    The garage door opens, the car pulls in, the door closes. Neighbors remain faceless and anonymous. Wash, rinse, repeat. Cue worldwide pan...
    NEIGHBOURING THROUGH A GLOBAL PANDEMIC
    Lauren Dixon
    • Jan 28
    • 6 min

    NEIGHBOURING THROUGH A GLOBAL PANDEMIC

    “You just can’t do that” said a small group of new colleagues, looking horrified. “Why not?” I asked, feeling a slight tightness in my ch...
    FIVE EMOTIONS WE ALL MIGHT FEEL IN 2021
    Elizabeth McKinney
    • Jan 28
    • 1 min

    FIVE EMOTIONS WE ALL MIGHT FEEL IN 2021

    I almost can’t allow myself to scroll back and read the captions on all the 2020 New Year’s social media posts. They’re so cringeworthy. ...
    WHEN THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS GO OUT
    Chris McKinney
    • Dec 14, 2020
    • 2 min

    WHEN THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS GO OUT

    Anyone else get their Christmas lights up a little early this year? We had the Christmas tree out and lights up by the second week of Nov...
    DON'T CARE HOW... WE WANT IT NOW!
    Chris McKinney
    • Oct 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    DON'T CARE HOW... WE WANT IT NOW!

    In our culture today, we’ve grown accustomed to ease and split-second results. Overnight success stories feed our appetite for doing big ...
    HOW TO THROW A BLOCK PARTY
    Elizabeth McKinney
    • Oct 20, 2020
    • 5 min

    HOW TO THROW A BLOCK PARTY

    Throwing a block party is a great way to foster feelings of fun & connectedness amongst your neighbors. It’s also a great way to break th...
    VIRTUAL SCHOOL WOES: FOCUSING OUR HOPE ON GOD, NOT CIRCUMSTANCES
    Elizabeth McKinney
    • Oct 9, 2020
    • 2 min

    VIRTUAL SCHOOL WOES: FOCUSING OUR HOPE ON GOD, NOT CIRCUMSTANCES

    The country song has it right: “You never really love someone until they’re gone.” I’m having a realization that this song is probably wr...
    FRONT AND CENTER: THE INCOMPREHENSIBILITY OF GOD
    Elizabeth McKinney
    • Oct 5, 2020
    • 3 min

    FRONT AND CENTER: THE INCOMPREHENSIBILITY OF GOD

    I’m not always a teacher’s pet but when I am, I’m a good one. I like to sit right up front so I can make solid eye contact and give good,
    TREAT OR RETREAT: WHY HALLOWEEN IS MY BOO
    Elizabeth McKinney
    • Oct 5, 2020
    • 4 min

    TREAT OR RETREAT: WHY HALLOWEEN IS MY BOO

    Football is in full swing, people are buying more Yankee Candles than usual, and fruit flies are beginning to die. It's the most wonderfu...
    I WRITE TO WOO
    Elizabeth McKinney
    • Oct 5, 2020
    • 2 min

    I WRITE TO WOO

    I love a good personality test. I feel oddly known when I’m reading my results and am told I have poor follow-through, believe in others ...
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