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And now, get comfortable and let's begin. Hello and welcome. I'm your host, Joanne, and I'm so glad you're here.

Tonight we're returning to the long winter by Laura Engels Wilder, continuing our journey

alongside the Engels family through the long winter, moving a little further along,

one moment at a time, letting the details and stillness draw us in.

If you've been following their story, you already know the quiet strength and closeness that carries them through.

And if you're just joining in, you're warmly welcome to settle in and simply listen.

Now, before we begin, let's just take a moment to settle in.

Gently allow your body to soften.

Unclench your jaw.

And let your shoulders drop just a little.

Take a slow, easy breath in through your nose and exhale softly out through your mouth.

Again, breathing in, calm and steady, and breathe out, and

breathe out, letting go of the day.

And when you're ready, let's begin. I'm I'm I'm

I'm

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I'm Chapter 30 It can't beat us.

Winter had lasted so long that it seemed it would never end.

It seemed that they would never really wake up.

In the morning, Laura got out of bed into the cold.

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