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What Do My Actions Say? Practicing What I Preach

November 29, 2024

Today, I’m coming at you with a short Confession. It’s about a Ralph Waldo Emerson quote that comes up often in our family: “What you do speaks so loudly [...]

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A Reason To Trust The World – A Lesson From Life and My Husband

November 8, 2024

Okay, this is always a little annoying, but Team, I think there’s yet another thing that my husband has been getting right that I’ve been getting wrong. While listening [...]

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Mistakes – Is It Easy for People To Make Mistakes Around You?

October 18, 2024

For years I did not like mistakes. Mistakes were a sign of carelessness and thoughtlessness. I didn’t like it when I made a mistake, and I certainly didn’t like [...]

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NiCole Schlagheck – A New Phase of Parenting

September 20, 2024

Hello TeamConfessioners. This week we actually have another Summer Submission coming at you. This one is from my friend NiCole Schlagheck, whom I met when she managed our youngest [...]

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Summer Rewind #6 – How to Water a Teenager

July 26, 2024

Parenting: Giving Kids Dignity

Like last week’s episode, this week’s Confession is another one of my most downloaded podcasts. I chose “How to Water Your Teenager” for our last post before I take a [...]

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Summer Rewind #5 – Control the Stuff Rather Than the People

July 19, 2024

Team, this is one of my most downloaded podcasts. And like Ralphy and Randy’s Christmas Story after Thanksgiving, this episode feels just like a summer tradition at this point. [...]

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Summer Rewind #1 – Selfish Guilt

June 21, 2024

Welcome to our Summer Rewind series, Team. This week we’re going to listen to a short Confession from April 16th of 202. It’s about the power of the word [...]

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I Want My Kids To Want To Be Around Me – Remembering My WHY

May 31, 2024

In a recent binge of season 4 of the TV show Fargo, I witnessed a series of scenes that perfectly illustrated one of my deep motivations for change. The [...]

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For the Love of God – Fail My Kid

May 10, 2024

Parenting: Giving Kids Dignity

Last month, I once again found myself in a parent-teacher conference with several of my children’s teachers. Early in the meeting, I usually have a chance to share a [...]

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Genuine Connection: Shifting from Gifts to Presence

February 9, 2024

The other day, my friend was telling me a story about when she was a very new stay-at-home mother. She explained that when her husband returned home from work, [...]

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