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Fewer Opinions Equals More Happy

December 13, 2019

There was once a time when I voiced my thoughts on everything. It was suggested to me that if I wanted more serenity in my life, I could try [...]

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How to Stop Blaming My Husband When the Kids Screw Up

October 25, 2019

When my kids screw up, it’s become a bit of a habit of mine to blame my husband. Allow me to explain… Last Friday morning I slept through my [...]

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The Blob – 2 Things I Need to Fight the Demands of Motherhood

October 18, 2019

Since pausing my professional photography business in March, the children’s activity schedule has monopolized a startling amount of my waking hours. And of course, it’s not the time spent [...]

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A Friggin’ Break – Having Unrealistic Expectations Hurts Everyone

October 11, 2019

How much of my love is conditional? How do I respond to my family when I don’t feel like they’re contributing or behaving in a manner that I deem [...]

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Willing – Not Stuffing My New Family Into an Old Pan

September 13, 2019

You’re likely familiar with “The Meatloaf Story”… A mom and daughter are cooking a meatloaf when the daughter asks, “Mom, why do you cut off each end of the [...]

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Honest Eating – How I Used Honesty as a Weapon

September 6, 2019

One thing I love to do at this time of year is to come up with my meal plan. So, the other day I pulled out a document I [...]

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Blog Shot One – How Men Are Stupid and Women Are Crazy

August 9, 2019

In this hot time of year, let’s take a look back to this popular post from the cold month of February. This wisdom-nugget has stuck with me for decades, [...]

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3 Things I Can Do to Get and Maintain Summer Serenity

July 12, 2019

One thing I know about myself is that I’m much more likely to touch gross stuff if I have gloves on. A thin layer of plastic separating me from [...]

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I Need a New Kind of ER

July 5, 2019

Before we left for the Emergency Room last week, tears began pouring out of my face. G-Man understandably assumed it was because of my pain. But, I wasn’t crying [...]

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Forget It – What Forgetting Things on Vacation Can Teach Us

June 28, 2019

When we go away, my husband often forgets things, and ya know what? It doesn’t phase him in the least. I didn’t even know that was an option before [...]

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For Every Season There’s a Reason

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My Twelve Steps of Parenting – Things I’ve Learned in the Last Eighteen Years

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What Do You Really Want? Truly Listening to My Inner Adolescent

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Do I Protect the Offender or the Offended? Standing Up for What I Believe In

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What’s That Stench? The Smell of Denial

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