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    First interview of a newly ordained priest
    Monica Smit
    • Jan 20
    • 1 min

    First interview of a newly ordained priest

    How does one put into words the experience of seeing a man become an instrument of God? One minute, he is just a man. The next, he is the...
    I lived in a minivan for a year
    Monica Smit
    • Aug 1, 2019
    • 6 min

    I lived in a minivan for a year

    I am interviewing a woman who's telling me a story through her tears about her husband who had a heart attack minutes before a category 5...
    True happiness is NOT a secret
    Monica Smit
    • Jul 21, 2019
    • 4 min

    True happiness is NOT a secret

    I’m going to open this article with a statement that changed my life; “True happiness can only be found when one’s conscience is clear”. ...
    Your future depends on the choices you make today!
    Monica Smit
    • Jul 9, 2019
    • 4 min

    Your future depends on the choices you make today!

    Some decisions in life are obvious, it’s either the right choice or the wrong one. Like having that 10thbeer or eating that second piece ...
    A skill lost in the 21st Century...have you lost it too?
    Monica Smit
    • Jul 2, 2019
    • 4 min

    A skill lost in the 21st Century...have you lost it too?

    The skill of being completely alone and content has been lost, it’s been forgotten. I don’t mean being alone with the tv or radio on, not...
    Is your 'gut' trying to tell you something?
    Monica Smit
    • Jun 28, 2019
    • 4 min

    Is your 'gut' trying to tell you something?

    I truly believe that intuition, instinct, ‘gut feelings’...whatever you want to call them...act exactly like a physical muscle. The more ...
    Doing the right thing…is always the right thing!
    Monica Smit
    • Jun 14, 2019
    • 5 min

    Doing the right thing…is always the right thing!

    Something happened to me recently that really cemented a concept I’ve pondered on a lot over the last few years. We all have consciences....
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