{"id":31471,"date":"2023-03-19T08:33:54","date_gmt":"2023-03-19T12:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=31471"},"modified":"2023-03-19T08:41:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-19T12:41:01","slug":"5-friday-faves-beyond-the-guitars-latest-st-patricks-day-14-year-olds-adulting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=31471","title":{"rendered":"5 Friday Faves &#8211; Beyond the Guitar&#8217;s Latest, St. Patrick&#8217;s Day, 14-year-olds &#038; Adulting, Soundtracks of Our Lives, and Wonder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2-1024x651.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2-1024x651.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2-768x488.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1) Beyond the Guitar&#8217;s Latest<\/strong> &#8211; If you&#8217;ve been on here before, you know classical guitarist <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/beyondtheguitar\" target=\"_blank\">Nathan Mills <\/a>(<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@BeyondTheGuitar\" target=\"_blank\">Beyond the Guitar<\/a> on YouTube). With nothing more needed, here are his latest videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The SADDEST song you&#039;ve heard (but don&#039;t know the name)\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C4ucL8Kqlhw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-NnsqKU7PkQ\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-NnsqKU7PkQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube Video &#8211; <em>The Last of Us (HBO) Main Theme<\/em> &#8211; Atmospheric Guitar Cover<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tGvUTfQrDAM\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tGvUTfQrDAM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube Video &#8211; <em>OCTOPATH TRAVELER 2 Main Theme<\/em> &#8211; Classical Guitar Cover<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2) St. Patrick&#8217;s Day<\/strong> &#8211; Big day around here although I&#8217;m not sure our town is so very Irish. Richmond is big on craft beer so maybe that&#8217;s a thing with St. Patty&#8217;s Day. I love celebrating because of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=18112\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=18112\" target=\"_blank\">the patron saint Patrick<\/a>, all the green decor against the gray of winter, and corned beef and cabbage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Blog-Corned-Beef-Cabbage-Flickr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"592\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Blog-Corned-Beef-Cabbage-Flickr.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Blog-Corned-Beef-Cabbage-Flickr.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Blog-Corned-Beef-Cabbage-Flickr-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Blog-Corned-Beef-Cabbage-Flickr-768x444.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo Credit: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jeffreyww\/5837694448\" target=\"_blank\">Flickr<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Does being Scottish make a difference in how much I love this holiday?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"St. Patrick&#039;s Bad Analogies\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KQLfgaUoQCw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?page_id=31527\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"31527\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Worship Wednesday \u2013 St. Patrick\u2019s Day \u2013 Be Thou My Vision<\/em> &#8211; Deb Mills<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3) 14-year-olds &amp; Adulting<\/strong> &#8211; When do we begin preparing our children for adulthood? Is it middle school or earlier? Definitely waiting until high school will keep us to often in catch-up mode. Still it is never too late hopefully. My favorite book on this topic is <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/6929656-escaping-the-endless-adolescence\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Escaping the Endless Adolescence<\/em> <\/a>by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Escaping-Endless-Adolescence-Teenagers-Before\/dp\/0345507894\" target=\"_blank\">Joseph Allen and Claudia Worrell Allen<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Instead of asking: \u201cWhat will keep our teens out of trouble?\u201d \u201cWhat will make them happy?\u201d or \u201cWhat will get them into college?\u201d, we need to switch our focus to a different set of queries: <strong>\u201cHow can we introduce realistic elements of adulthood into their worlds?\u201d What activities best provide real feedback about their effort and skill?\u201d and \u201cWhich other adults can we recruit to help pass our values on to them?\u201d<\/strong> In short, we need to switch our focus from activities that reflect living happily as a teenager to activities that let our young people actually use their energy, connect with adults, and make choices that matter in order to begin moving successfully into adulthood.<\/em> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Escaping-Endless-Adolescence-Teenagers-Before\/dp\/0345507894\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Allen &amp; Allen<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In their helps for parents of teens (and younger children), the Allen\u2019s coach how to guide kids to become contributing members of the family, how to give genuine, real-world feedback toward maturity, how to connect their kids with role model adults (including the parents themselves), and how to positively stretch their kids toward skill- and confidence-building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"blob:https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/a66e1f46-da97-4f5c-8469-aa4a0964094a\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=22231\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=22231\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Monday Morning Moment \u2013 Raising Adults \u2013 Part 1 \u2013 Responsibility Is Two Words<\/em> &#8211; Deb Mills<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=22233\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=22233\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Monday Morning Moment \u2013 Raising Adults \u2013 Part 2 \u2013 Creating a Culture of Serving <\/em>&#8211; Deb Mills<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This topic has really pressed in on me working with refugee families in the US. These children are in a world of change, trying to pick up language, school content, and American culture. No wonder they try to escape into their after-school screen lives. Chores exist but not much opportunity to engage with a larger community&#8230;especially where it really counts for them to show up and help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"664\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-2.png 664w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-2-300x166.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo Credit: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/caringforourgenerations.org\/2016\/06\/13\/older-people-serving-younger-people\/\" target=\"_blank\">Caring For Our Generations<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What do kids need to be successful heading into high school, besides the grades and understanding of school culture? Are there responsibilities (&#8220;response abilities&#8221;) which all young people need as part of their skill set?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ellen Sturm Niz&#8217;s <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.parenting.com\/child\/12-basic-life-skills-every-kid-should-know-high-school\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.parenting.com\/child\/12-basic-life-skills-every-kid-should-know-high-school\/\" target=\"_blank\">12 Basic Life Skills Every Kid Should Know by High School<\/a><\/em> warns against doing too much for our children, preventing them from learning how to do for themselves (AND others). She shares a list of basic life skills from <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/How-Raise-Adult-Overparenting-Prepare\/dp\/1250093635\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/How-Raise-Adult-Overparenting-Prepare\/dp\/1250093635\" target=\"_blank\">How to Raise an Adult<\/a><\/em> by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.julielythcotthaims.com\/about\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.julielythcotthaims.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\">Julie Lythcott-Haims<\/a>. Any you would add?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Make a meal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wake themselves up on time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do laundry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pump gas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pitch in.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advocate for themselves.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pack their own bag.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Order at restaurants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Talk to strangers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go grocery shopping.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plan an outing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take public transportation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellfamily.com\/14-year-old-developmental-milestones-2609026\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.verywellfamily.com\/14-year-old-developmental-milestones-2609026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>14-Year-Old Child Development Milestones<\/em> &#8211; Sherrie Gordon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/parenting\/guide\/son-14-milestones\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/parenting\/guide\/son-14-milestones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Your Son at 14: Milestones<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Raise Successful Kids -- Without Over-Parenting | Julie Lythcott-Haims | TED\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CyElHdaqkjo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LY8xxTTIwlA\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LY8xxTTIwlA\" target=\"_blank\">Stuck in Endless Adolescence<\/a><\/em> &#8211; CBS Video &#8211; Interview with authors Joseph Allen and Claudia Worrell Allen, discussing a Pew Research Center study that 70 percent of people under 30 live with their parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4) Soundtracks of Our Lives <\/strong>&#8211; Our kids recently gave me the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/acuff.me\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/acuff.me\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jon Acuff<\/a> book <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Soundtracks-Surprising-Overthinking-Jon-Acuff-ebook\/dp\/B08CJJ91JN\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Soundtracks-Surprising-Overthinking-Jon-Acuff-ebook\/dp\/B08CJJ91JN\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Soundtracks<\/em>: <em>The Surprising Solution to Overthinking<\/em><\/a>. Such a surprising and encouraging read. One cool thing about Acuff&#8217;s writing is how he gives practical counsel from the first chapter. He doesn&#8217;t make you wait. Acuff defines soundtracks as &#8220;repetitive thoughts&#8221; &#8211; those memories and reactions that keep playing on repeat in our minds that cause us to choose a direction in life, often to avoid rather than embrace life and relationship. Overthinking too often communicates our fears back to ourselves, as if they are true and justified. Instead of ruminating on those moments of perceived rejection, felt failure, or self-doubt, we change up the soundtracks playing in the background of our lives. In moving away from broken soundtracks to new healing and helpful soundtracks, Acuff tells us to consider, <strong>&#8220;What do I want to be true?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-6.png 970w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-6-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-6-768x238.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/aplus-media\/vc\/1604dc38-4638-43b1-851d-1faf2ce85125.__CR0,0,970,300_PT0_SX970_V1___.jpg\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/aplus-media\/vc\/1604dc38-4638-43b1-851d-1faf2ce85125.__CR0,0,970,300_PT0_SX970_V1___.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jon Acuff, Amazon<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of my broken soundtracks has been &#8220;I don&#8217;t finish well.&#8221; Too fuzzy-boundaried, distractible, interruptible. What if I flipped those parts of my personality? What if they became super-powers? What we tell ourselves about ourselves (and others, also) powerfully impacts the decisions we make and the directions we take. What if &#8220;finishing well&#8221; in my mind included compassion for others, curiosity, and wonder? Instead of beating myself up over what are perceived weaknesses, what if I disciplined them to be strengths?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For you, a broken soundtrack could be a hurtful memory that feels so real and ugly that you can&#8217;t imagine it could ever be healed. So you build walls around your heart to keep from thinking about it or the person who perpetrated that harm? Is it possible that your memory of that event has been made uglier by years of mulling it over and over in your mind? [Please do NOT hear me discount trauma. I do not.] What you can consider, as Acuff writes, is that memory can be re-visited such that it doesn&#8217;t determine your direction today. New possibilities are available to you, even in re-thinking the memory. Healing is possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/acuff.me\/atg47\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/acuff.me\/atg47\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>4 Soundtracks to Survive the Holidays <\/em>&#8211; Jon Acuff Podcast<\/a> &#8211; great advice for any time of the year; any family gathering or work retreat, for instance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5) Wonder<\/strong> &#8211; Wonder is my word for this year. It is <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/dictionary\/wonder-wonderful\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/dictionary\/wonder-wonderful\/\" target=\"_blank\">defined<\/a> as &#8220;a splendid or conspicuous work, a miracle, a marvel&#8221;. We are surrounded by wonderful, beautiful, tangible objects, processes, and people. And wonders beyond our reach that cause us to pause and&#8230;wonder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our short-sightedness at such things can be an effect of where we settle our gaze, or hearing, or thoughts. Screens can either point us to wondrous things beyond our experience or shrink our worlds to the size of a phone, tablet, or computer\/TV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Look up. Get close. Be quiet a moment and listen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s never lose the wonder of the beauty that surrounds us. The beauty we experience&#8230;even in hard places. Even in suffering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-7.png 1024w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-7-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-7-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Blog-Spring-Trees-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Blog-Spring-Trees-3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Blog-Spring-Trees-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Blog-Spring-Trees-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Blog-Spring-Trees-3.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Titus-June-20-2016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Titus-June-20-2016.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Titus-June-20-2016.jpg 720w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Titus-June-20-2016-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2013-December-Christmas-with-Grandparents-Christmas-Town-047.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2013-December-Christmas-with-Grandparents-Christmas-Town-047-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2013-December-Christmas-with-Grandparents-Christmas-Town-047-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2013-December-Christmas-with-Grandparents-Christmas-Town-047-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2013-December-Christmas-with-Grandparents-Christmas-Town-047-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ISBC-Womens-Event-Just-Show-Up-Kara-Tippetts.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ISBC-Womens-Event-Just-Show-Up-Kara-Tippetts.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20757\" width=\"489\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ISBC-Womens-Event-Just-Show-Up-Kara-Tippetts.jpg 640w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ISBC-Womens-Event-Just-Show-Up-Kara-Tippetts-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ISBC-Womens-Event-Just-Show-Up-Kara-Tippetts-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Blog-Hospice-Kara-Tippetts.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Blog-Hospice-Kara-Tippetts.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2149\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Blog-Hospice-Kara-Tippetts.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Blog-Hospice-Kara-Tippetts-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kara Tippetts and family. In the moment. 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Sleeping. Peaceful. Hospice at home with family.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s it for this week. So many faves to choose from. Any you want to share? Comment below. Until next time. 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