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Because Brooks

Writing by Brooks.

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  • Spirit Laughter: The Most Contagious Medicine

    God, laughter is contagious. I am so that girl who is always laughing. I find humor in everything because, if you really look at this whole Earth experience, it is one big ironic boom. It’s…

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  • Here’s to the Fall, Y’all

    It’s officially a change of seasons. The time hasn’t changed yet—that comes in a couple of weeks—but the temperature definitely has. It was around 6:15 or 6:30 this morning when I woke up, and I…

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  • Intuition Ignition

    Sometimes I love to sit in silence. I love stillness. And sometimes I will literally do whatever I possibly can to avoid it. It ebbs and flows. I’ve noticed that when I am at my…

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  • Good Vibes House

    I love a good-vibes house. And my sister-in-law Elizabeth has created one. She has made such a beautiful home for her family. When it comes to actually making a house feel like home, Elizabeth has…

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  • An Ode to Sports

    I absolutely love a high school sports game. My nephews and niece are at the age now where watching them play has become so much fun because they’re actually good. You know what I mean.…

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  • Tis the Seasonings

    Something about cold weather gets me in the kitchen. I’m telling you, the cold weather hit today. We had a little rain, it was cloudy, the temperature dropped, and suddenly it was officially sweater weather.…

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  • A Friend of Bill’s

    Bill Wilson has so many friends. And I mean, so many friends. Even as I started writing this, his Furbo—which is basically his little cat security camera—alerted me that “Bill is spying out the window.”…

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  • Jordan. Israel. And De-Nial.

    I can keep my heart open without leaving the entire damn house unlocked.

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