In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. -Buddha This quote is typed on a 1939 German typewriter onto cream colored cardstock. Cardstock measures 6x6 inches. Perfect for framing, scrapbooking, gift creating, and other crafts.

How are you? Really. How. are. you? (Let it out. You might even want to speak your truth in the comments of this post today. I'll catch your words over here from this place of loving silence. Yes.)

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I spent all night attempting to get my inbox down from 557 emails to zero, and I wanted SO BADLY to respond to every single one of you. But there just aren’t enough hours in the day. So, for those of you who took the time out of your busy schedules to write me a note or […]

What I want to tell you today is not to move into that world where you're alone with yourself and your mantra and your fitness program or whatever it is that you might use to try to control the world by closing it out. I want to tell you just to live in the mess. Throw yourself out into the convulsions of the world. I'm not telling you to make the world better, because I don't believe progress is necessarily part of the package. I'm telling you to live in it. Try and get it. Take chances, make your own work, take pride in it. Seize the moment.

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A few weeks ago Crosswinds CEO Mark Terrell shared some helpful tips on our website about how to fight peer pressure with your child. During your child's teenage years, the people they surround themselves with are going to be some of the most powerful influences on their life, and it's important to be prepared for the fact that they may not always be the best influences! If you feel that your teen is slipping into some bad relationships, or bad behaviors, take a look at the advice Mark gives on how to help steer them back on the right track. Build or rebuild your relationship with your child: o Have a technology free vacation with your spouse and children o Start a hobby that you can do together: painting, hiking, exercising, etc. o Eat dinner together o Never accept one word answers o Go on a family mission trip o Create new memories Find a way to introduce new friends to the equation: o Go to church together o Introduce them to the youth pastor o Encourage them to participate in a new sport o Start a bible study together with them and their friends Find a way to remove them physically from the influence: o Move to a new community o Enroll them in a new school o Have them attend a church camp By Crosswinds Caribbean Mountain Academy

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One of the questions I am frequently asked is how to handle a negative blog comment. Unfortunately, if you blog long enough, you will eventually receive negative comments. It's so sad but true :(. And