Tag Archives: wisdom

Fear and confusion abound

Posted on March 12, 2021 by Jonna Hawker Turek

Fear and confusion test our faith and our confidence in both God and our fellow man. It is important to do what we can to resist the paralysis of these debilitating emotions. Continue reading →

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Feeling foolish?

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Jonna Hawker Turek

I’ve never enjoyed practical jokes like those typically rampant every April 1st. While I don’t mind laughing at myself, I don’t enjoy being made to look like a fool for someone else’s amusement. This past week, many people have felt … Continue reading →

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Feelings are…Stupid!

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Jonna Hawker Turek

One day I was chatting with two friends about our lives. As with most women in the prime of life, we have all survived rough patches. While commiserating on how memories of events long past, even those we think we … Continue reading →

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Buttons or Bugs, Wait and See!

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Jonna Hawker Turek

I have worn corrective lenses for fairly severe near-sightedness since I was in grade school, but I consider myopia a gift;  every morning the world is softly out of focus, allowing me to put off facing sharp-edged reality until I’m … Continue reading →

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Growing Old Gracefully

Posted on July 28, 2017 by Jonna Hawker Turek

I was reading a commentary about the journey through middle-age the other day and got stuck, as I tend to do, contemplating the concept of middle-age being the half-way point of life. I like to think of myself as approaching … Continue reading →

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The holy ostrich syndrome

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Jonna Hawker Turek

Sometimes it seems even the news we are allowed to see on mainstream media is just too discouraging to be borne. It’s no wonder so many of us are turning our faces away and clinging to what’s safe and familiar. … Continue reading →

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Feelings are stupid!

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Jonna Hawker Turek

[this blog originally posted 5/28/12] In the office one day I was chatting with two friends about our lives. As with most women in the prime of life, we have all survived rough patches. While commiserating about how memories of … Continue reading →

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