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    Starting a Monthly Practice with a Breath of Clean Air
    Katrina Martich
    • Apr 1, 2021
    • 4 min

    Starting a Monthly Practice with a Breath of Clean Air

    Starting today, my blog posts on the first of the month will be dedicated to the concept of Living Connected. The post will be a 3-step...
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    The Place Where We Live
    Katrina Martich
    • Mar 15, 2021
    • 5 min

    The Place Where We Live

    Land, and its importance to people, is an ancient story. In its simplest definition, land is the dry ground on which we stand. It’s the...
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    Birds and Me: Is There a Difference?
    Katrina Martich
    • Feb 15, 2021
    • 4 min

    Birds and Me: Is There a Difference?

    Much of the U.S. is in record-setting cold and snow as I write this blog post. Birds who migrated to my area of Texas for winter are now...
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    Little Things Matter
    Katrina Martich
    • Feb 2, 2021
    • 3 min

    Little Things Matter

    My spouse brews the coffee in our house as an act of self-defense. The first thing I do every morning is grab a cup of coffee. My brain...
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    The Waste Problem
    Katrina Martich
    • Jan 15, 2021
    • 5 min

    The Waste Problem

    In the Living Connected project, I talk about everything we have as being a gift of creation. It’s easy to see the plants we eat and the...
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    From Me to You: A Gift for the New Year
    Katrina Martich
    • Dec 31, 2020
    • 8 min

    From Me to You: A Gift for the New Year

    A study by the Pew Research Center indicates about three-quarters of adults in the U.S. are concerned about protecting the environment;...
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    Why Recycling Isn't Working
    Katrina Martich
    • Dec 1, 2020
    • 5 min

    Why Recycling Isn't Working

    You diligently wash, crush, and place your recyclables in the bin, and then you hear the city is dumping it all in the landfill anyways....
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    Always in a Hurry
    Katrina Martich
    • Nov 1, 2020
    • 4 min

    Always in a Hurry

    “I don’t have time for this!” I wanted to yell, as I stood at the kitchen counter tearing an egg carton apart, so I could put it in the...
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    The Question I'm Most Frequently Asked
    Katrina Martich
    • Oct 15, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Question I'm Most Frequently Asked

    Why aren’t you talking about climate change? More than any other question I’m asked, people want to know why I don’t keep climate change...
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    Your Household May Be Larger Than You Thought
    Katrina Martich
    • Oct 1, 2020
    • 4 min

    Your Household May Be Larger Than You Thought

    Most of us are fortunate to live in a place where we have the things we need to be comfortable. Look around your household for a moment....
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    Guilty as Charged: A Path to Wholeness
    Katrina Martich
    • Sep 15, 2020
    • 4 min

    Guilty as Charged: A Path to Wholeness

    I love camping, the kind of camping that is up in the mountains at the end of a forest service road, next to the trailhead into a...
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    Hope in the Unexpected
    Katrina Martich
    • Sep 1, 2020
    • 4 min

    Hope in the Unexpected

    Many people are aware of the invasive boa constrictors that threaten native ecosystems in Florida, but did you know we have a native boa...
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    It's All Drinking Water!
    Katrina Martich
    • Aug 15, 2020
    • 7 min

    It's All Drinking Water!

    Every morning, many of us put water in the coffee maker, take a shower, flush the toilet, or turn on the faucet, without ever thinking...
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    Vacation Time!
    Katrina Martich
    • Aug 1, 2020
    • 1 min

    Vacation Time!

    I'm taking a much needed summer retreat. Look for my next post on August 15th. Until then, check out a few of the websites I use for...
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    Our Well-Being Depends on It
    Katrina Martich
    • Jul 15, 2020
    • 6 min

    Our Well-Being Depends on It

    The pandemic is prompting many conversations about the common good versus individual rights. The tension between these two is ages old....
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    Musings from the Clothesline
    Katrina Martich
    • Jul 2, 2020
    • 4 min

    Musings from the Clothesline

    I recently started hanging laundry outside to dry. My intent was to reduce my home’s energy use and carbon footprint. It’s too soon to...
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    Why Do You Eat?
    Katrina Martich
    • Jun 15, 2020
    • 6 min

    Why Do You Eat?

    At the most basic level, we eat for the same reasons we breathe and drink – to survive. But eating is so much more than mere survival. We...
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    Kyrie Eleison
    Katrina Martich
    • Jun 2, 2020
    • 1 min

    Kyrie Eleison

    I’m a day late posting to my blog. My June 1st post was going to be about the problems of recycling, and the ecological and theological...
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    Surprises in the Trash
    Katrina Martich
    • May 16, 2020
    • 5 min

    Surprises in the Trash

    I knew shelter-in-place was getting to me when dumpster diving started to seem interesting. The official engineering term for it is...
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    The Supply Chain Is Broken
    Katrina Martich
    • May 1, 2020
    • 4 min

    The Supply Chain Is Broken

    Tyson Foods recently warned, “the food supply chain is breaking.” I agree, but probably not for the same reasons. Anyone who has read...
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