READING BETWEEN THE PINES

Tag: connection

  • 25 Days of Giving Days Six and Seven: Get Inked

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    Stacie Chadwick
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    I’m a textbook discarder. Anytime my husband brings something into the house, I’m on my way through a different door hauling something out. I’m all about clean lines, order, and lists. Lots and lots of lists. Giving away unnecessary stuff makes me feel good, and a lack of clutter equals a lack of complication in some kind of metaphysical, big…

  • 25 Days of Giving Day Two: Say Thank You

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    Stacie Chadwick
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    Thank you. Why are two of the simplest words in the English language sometimes so hard to say? When I was a senior in high school, I applied to two colleges. The first was the school I was destined to attend. The second? An afterthought, just in case the world’s largest sink hole, triggered by a flying unicorn…