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April Jeppson: Find a way to recharge on a regular basis

I am an empath. Empaths are “highly sensitive individuals, who have a keen ability to sense what people ...

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Every Little Thing: Our family’s first big vacation in Florida

We did it. We finally went on a big family vacation. Not to stay with family, or to ...

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April Jeppson: Life is hard sometimes, but God’s always good

The first half of the trip was exactly as planned and exactly what I needed. But by Saturday ...

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April Jeppson: It’s OK to take a break for yourself, momma

I read a thing the other day. It said, “Cleaning your house without kids is not a break. ...

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April Jeppson: The sun is shining and things feel at peace

I love the way the sun brightens up everything. The trees look prettier, the snow becomes blindingly white ...

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April Jeppson: The joy of simply getting out on the lake

I’ve been wanting to go up North and go ice fishing with my dad for years. When it ...

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April Jeppson: Getting giddy thinking about spring coming

I pulled into my driveway, and my youngest rushed out the door to jump in my car. She’s ...

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April Jeppson: You don’t have to go through life alone

Little known fact: My husband is a history major. His intent after college was to get his master’s ...

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April Jeppson: Don’t just wait until Valentine’s to show love

Chocolates, flowers, cute stuffed animals holding satin hearts — it can only mean Valentine’s Day is around the ...

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April Jeppson: Lifelong friends are made at the workplace

A friend of mine, Jennie,  posted about how it has been 20 years since she became a stylist. ...

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April Jeppson: Expand your pallet, teach open-mindedness

We had recently received our latest shipment from our monthly snack box and this month our mouths were ...

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April Jeppson: Take time to unplug and fill your cup some

Let’s get the elephant out of the room. This week has been wild! Which is saying something considering ...

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April Jeppson: Slowing down and focusing on what brings joy

“New year, new you!” “Phew — so glad 2020 is over!” “Well 2021 has to be better than ...

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April Jeppson: 2020: A year full of pressure and learning

The other day a co-worker said, “Well, next year can’t be any worse!” It stopped me in my ...

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April Jeppson: You don’t know what others go through

Every Little Thing, By April Jeppson My fingertips were starting to hurt. I pulled them into my mittens ...

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