š It can be super DUPER easy to find a reason to be offended with someone. Any day, any time, there are ample opportunities available for us to soak up. Thatās unfortunate because it has us walking around all mad and frustrated and irritated at …
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If I were to write a book on dating…
Letās preface this by saying – this is not at all how I imagined my dating story would go. And, since Iām still mid-story, with no idea how or when the ending will happen, weāre just going to take a peek at whatās transpired so …
Grieving the loss of missed expectations
ā You thought it would look one way and it doesnāt. ā Something was supposed to happen and it didnāt. ā Life was going one direction and then it did a 180Ā°. Itās almost not even recognizable, that dream you once had. So much has …
Be ginger with your skin
I had a random thought today, about my skin. So, now you get to join me for it! You know how itās the largest organ we have, yes? Or if you didnāt, now you do. And I got to thinking, would I treat my internal …
We’re all going through something
Every single person you interact with is actively going through something really hard, has walked through something really hard, or will be going through something really hard in their future. None of us escape hard things, and while weāre capable of going through them, itās …
Cost of living is so far beyond financial
Cost of living is so far beyond financial, though thatās often the only context in which we think about it. You know, rent and insurance and bills go up because ācost of livingā has increased. Yada yada yadaā¦ But have you thought about the personal …
Impacted by the legacy of someone you never knew
These pictures were taken at a gathering in memory of a man I never met. He tragically passed away a few years ago, and while I never met him, Iāve been impacted by his legacy. You see, this man was kind. He was loving. He …
Asking for a friend
Hahahaha!! Someday I will have a FABULOUS story to tell about all the times I caught the bouquet and what it transpired into. For now, it’s been 3 times and 3rd time hasn’t been the charm just yet š š Laura Kogle + Jaron Kogle …
Prayer for Winter to leave and Spring to come
šSpring is almost here and Iām READY for it. The blossoms in bloom. Birds chirping. Longer, brighter days. Warmer evenings. āļøWinter is almost gone and Iām READY for it. The starkness of trees without leaves. Harsher weather. Dark mornings and dark evenings. Frigid cold. Truth …
Idol or trauma?
š¬ Iāve been really scrutinizing my life under a microscope lately – call it a mid-life exploration, a scavenger hunt, or a major Spring cleaning – and hereās one thing thatās been really prevalent as I search, scrupulously, for anything thatās getting in my way …