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Esther Goetz
Dec 17, 20175 min read
The "You Better Watch Out"...God
“Aslan,” said Lucy, “you're bigger.”“That is because you are older, little one,” answered he.“Not because you are?”“I am not. But every...
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Esther Goetz
Nov 4, 20175 min read
Make a Marriage Great Again (Part Four)
“No one marries a marriage. Nobody dates a relationship. There is another name in the equation.” (Andy Stanley) Almost 30 years ago, I...
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Esther Goetz
Jul 31, 20175 min read
“I Just Had to Pee” and other Half-Truths (Fighting the Monster of Anxiety)
“Are you doing okay?” my husband asks at 3:30 am. “It seems like you are having a hard time sleeping.” “I just had to pee,” is my...
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Esther Goetz
Jul 27, 20174 min read
Make a Marriage Great Again (Part Three)
Everybody’s got a dark side Do you love me? Can you love mine? Nobody’s a picture perfect But we’re worth it You know that we’re worth it...
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Esther Goetz
Jul 21, 20174 min read
charity:water
We believe in a world where every single person has clean and safe water. (Scott Harrison) Clean water is one of our family’s passions. ...
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Esther Goetz
Jul 19, 20173 min read
Thankful Thursday (Season 1, Episode 3)
The best things in life are meant to be shared. (Unknown) Take a minute and think of the times when you have been super thankful for...
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Esther Goetz
Jul 13, 20174 min read
Make a Marriage Great Again (Part Two)
Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable, than fidelity. (Cicero) Disturbing statistics: 22% of men and 14% of women admit to...
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Esther Goetz
Jul 6, 20173 min read
Make a Marriage Great Again (Part One)
Marriage is the opportunity to inherit an additional dysfunctional family, just in case the one you have wasn’t enough! (Pinterest) I...
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Esther Goetz
Jul 4, 20172 min read
Back to My Green Smoothie
To everything (turn, turn, turn) There is a season (turn, turn, turn) And a time to every purpose, under heaven. (The Byrds and the...
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Esther Goetz
Jun 28, 20173 min read
Thankful Thursday (Season 1, Episode 2)
"The grateful heart that springs forth in joy is not acquired in a moment. It is the fruit of a thousand choices." (Nancy L. DeMoss) I...
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Esther Goetz
Jun 27, 20173 min read
24/6 (A Beginner’s Journey into Sabbath)
“Sabbath is a time to transform from human doings to human beings.” (Matthew Sleeth) Driven. Workaholic. Adrenaline junkie. Type A....
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Esther Goetz
Jun 22, 20173 min read
The Goetz Family Law
"TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND YOUR STUFF." (Esther Goetz) There were 613 commandments in the original Jewish law. There were almost the...
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Esther Goetz
Jun 18, 20174 min read
Grief – One Friend’s Journal Entry (For Steven)
“True love between two human beings puts you more in touch with your deepest self. The pain you experience from the death of the person...
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Esther Goetz
Jun 17, 20173 min read
The Ta-Da List
“What did you do right today?” (You’ll find out – keep reading) Based on the fact that there are about 17,000,000 apps and web sites out...
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Esther Goetz
Jun 14, 20173 min read
Thankful Thursday (Season 1, Episode 1)
“It’s not happy people who are thankful. It is thankful people who are happy.” (Unknown) Several years ago, our women’s group (we call...
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Esther Goetz
Jun 12, 20173 min read
Not the Boss of Me!
"I will not be mastered by anything." (The Bible) Fitness trackers are the latest things in the exercise world. Promises of helping you...
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Esther Goetz
Jun 9, 20172 min read
Go With The Slow
“And the turtles, of course…all the turtles are free, as turtles and, maybe, all creatures should be.” (Dr. Seuss) In the tale of the...
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Esther Goetz
Jun 7, 20173 min read
Ethiopia Tikdem!
In my young years, I heard this shouted and chanted: “Ethiopia Tikdem! Ethiopia Tikdem! “Ethiopia First! Ethiopia First!” Sitting at...
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Esther Goetz
Jun 4, 20174 min read
Why You Should Read This
"You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you as you are to them." (Desmond Tutu) Who are you getting to know through this...
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Esther Goetz
Jun 3, 20172 min read
Why the Dolly Mama?
"There are two days in a year where nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow. Today is the right...
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