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Teaching kids to embrace the difficult delights of life Children are reading for pleasure far less than they used to. With reading such a critical part of development, this trend needs to be turned around, and it starts with teaching children how to love real, embodied life with all its difficult delights. Read Here Who is your feminine archetype? We see patterns of feminine qualities in heroines of literature, in the saints of history, and often, in ourselves. Discover your feminine archetype! By Jessica Nardi Read Here Don't forget the guys! What about masculine archetypes? Not to be outdone by the ladies of literature, there are masculine archetypes, too. Are you an Aragorn or Darcy? Odysseus or Paris? By Jessica Nardi Read Here Suburban manhood: Its history, contradictions, and potential American suburbia emerged in the middle of the 19th century, and the image of the suburban man, with backyard grilling and do-it-yourselfism, peaked in the 50s and 60s. Here is its history, contradictions, and potential. By Brett and Kate McKay Read Here 8 Catholic coffee companies to try Caffinate with your conscience! These Catholic coffee companies make it easy to feel better about brewing a pot a day and throwing back your daily cup (or more). By Ava Ladky Read Here Let's have breakfast with that coffee! 50 recipes Do you easily get sick (perhaps literally) of the same breakfast over and over? It may be hard to think of creative options in the morning, so here are 65 ideas that you can use to plan ahead and up your breakfast game. From the Modern Proper Read Here Beat the bugs! It's mosquito season, folks. But don't let that keep you cooped up inside during the summer! Here's a whole list of tips for minimizing mosquitoes so you can enjoy those gentle summer evenings. About us Refine celebrates authentic, human flourishing through truth, beauty, and good living. From the trending to the timeless, Refine offers inspiring articles and the best advice in style, health, food, culture, relationships, and more. Refine your life. Refresh your soul. Refine | PO Box 3310 | Carmel, IN 46082 | (317) 669-6127 Update your email preferences or unsubscribe here. refinelife.co