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Keri Olson

Keri Olson

Rocking It in Turbulent Times

The rocking chair in our home’s sun porch is a popular place to sit. For years, my husband and I have vied for that coveted chair. Whoever…

Nov 14, 2020

Rocking It in Turbulent Times

Nov 14, 2020

Keri Olson

Be a Dandelion

I saw this dandelion on my walk yesterday.

Mar 22, 2020

Be a Dandelion

Mar 22, 2020

Keri Olson

HOW BEING GRATEFUL CAN HELP YOU SEE THINGS MORE CLEARLY

At church today, we sang the lovely, old hymn, For the Beauty of the Earth. The second stanza includes the phrase, “For the joy of ear and…

Nov 5, 2017

HOW BEING GRATEFUL CAN HELP YOU SEE THINGS MORE CLEARLY

Nov 5, 2017

Keri Olson

How to Find Joy When Things Feel Joyless

My mother was dying of cancer. She and I had an unusually close relationship that made us friends and confidantes in addition to the…

Oct 7, 2017

How to Find Joy When Things Feel Joyless

Oct 7, 2017

Keri Olson

Hardship is Transient. Blessing is Bigger.

One Sunday at church, we responsively read text in our worship bulletins about being blessed. Then we heard the words of Matthew 5:1–12…

Sep 11, 2017

Hardship is Transient. Blessing is Bigger.

Sep 11, 2017

Keri Olson

Three Things I’ve Learned From Death

For the past few months, I’ve been attending or singing at a minimum of one visitation or funeral most weeks. During one seven-day period…

Aug 1, 2017

Three Things I’ve Learned From Death

Aug 1, 2017

Keri Olson

Clear Your Calendar. Make Time to Be. Listen to the Wind.

We’re all so busy. Busy, busy, busy. Too busy to put our phones down. Too busy to sit in silence. Too busy to give ourselves unstructured…

Jun 10, 2017

Clear Your Calendar. Make Time to Be. Listen to the Wind.

Jun 10, 2017

Keri Olson

What Having Cancer Has Taught Me About Living

Today, I celebrate 29 years as a breast cancer survivor.

May 18, 2017

What Having Cancer Has Taught Me About Living

May 18, 2017

Keri Olson

It’s Time to See the Light — In Each Other

I realize I’ve been carrying a heavy load of stress over the past months and I’m ready to shed it. You can’t live with heavy burdens for…

May 7, 2017

It’s Time to See the Light — In Each Other

May 7, 2017

Keri Olson

Embrace Impermanence and Get to the Heart of Change

There are times when a word or concept comes into my life repeatedly for a short period. I’m challenged to pay attention to it and…

Mar 25, 2017

Embrace Impermanence and Get to the Heart of Change

Mar 25, 2017

Keri Olson

Keri Olson

Writer, blogger, speaker, 3-time cancer survivor, Keri Olson is the author or “Find Your Heart, Follow Your Heart,” available from Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

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