And Speaking of Harvey by Elizabeth Ludwig

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And Speaking of Harvey     Elizabeth Ludwig   If there’s one thing I’ve learned living on the Texas Gulf Coast, it’s that life can…and often will…change in an instant. I was reminded of this again when Hurricane Harvey lumbered into my hometown on the Texas/Louisiana border and left a swath of devastation that stretched south past Corpus Christie, and west as far as Victoria. My home did not flood. But my church did. The homes of many of my friends and co-workers did. The school where I work did. I could go on and on. Several times, I have…

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LIGHTWEIGHT PROBLEMS IN PERSPECTIVE

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LIGHTWEIGHT PROBLEMS IN PERSPECTIVE by Jeanne Gowen Dennis Losing Weight at Last For thirty years, I complained that I couldn’t lose weight. “Eat less. Exercise more,” people said. It never worked. Then suddenly last fall, the inches started coming off. I can only attribute it to cutting out gluten and other foods that disagree with me. Getting more sleep. Drinking more water. And possibly spending a month in Southeast Asia. There I fell in love with fresh vegetables. Vegetables with small amounts of meat for breakfast. And for lunch. And for dinner. I walked almost everywhere I went. Keeping It…

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