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Observe and Adapt: How Changing the Schedule Can Change Our Lives

April 24, 2020

My buddy Christine Woodside shared this with me in an email this week, “A scientist friend told me that Darwin, when talking about evolution, didn’t actually say ‘survival of [...]

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Answer to My Prayers – What Corona is Here to Teach Me

March 20, 2020

As mentioned in Social Distance Academy, my focus has been on our nuclear family this week. And because I’m a faith Spin Doctor, I’m very open to the lessons [...]

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My Will or God’s Will? How to Get What I Want

March 6, 2020

Recently I was asked, How do you know if you’re living God’s will or your own will? In my experience, God’s will never requires force. Hard work? Possibly. Determination? [...]

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Routine Maintenance – Keeping Up With Personal Maintenance

February 28, 2020

There are times when it just feels like the toilet paper roll is always half empty. When I begin to see the world this way, it’s a clear sign [...]

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Loving People Who Are Hard to Love

February 14, 2020

This Valentine’s month, I’ve been reflecting on loving people who are sometimes hard to love. I was reminded of one of my favorite sayings I adapted from a friend, [...]

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Faithing Over Shaming – Not Making Others Feel Bad

January 31, 2020

When it comes to having faith, I’ve convinced myself that I almost effortlessly embrace God’s plan. My ability to see unplanned things as happening for me and not to [...]

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Marital Dispute – You Don’t Have to Understand Me to Honor Me

January 17, 2020

One thing G-Man and I can’t seem to see eye to eye on is laundry. Actually, to be more specific, it’s really only my laundry that we don’t see [...]

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The Difference Between Spoiling My Kids and Honoring Them

January 10, 2020

One of my daughters is a vegetarian. The other day before hockey practice her order got screwed up and her takeout came with chicken in it. Once I was [...]

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Clean House – 7 Small Ways to Start the Year Off Right

December 27, 2019

After another FAN-TABULOUS Fend for Yourself Day now I’m ready to get all this crap out of my house. My husband likes to keep everything out for the 12 [...]

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All I Want for Christmas III – Prioritizing Restoration

December 20, 2019

This fall, I came to terms with just how much fatigue affects every choice I make and everything I do. All I want for Christmas this year is to [...]

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Freeing Myself from Manipulation – First, I Have to Know I’m Being Manipulated

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Hitting the Reset Button on Love

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