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Logistics, Love & Laughter – Pause Before Hitting Send

October 10, 2025

Years ago a friend mentioned to me that her office implemented an email policy. The only things company email should be used for were: scheduling, reminders, and reports. I…

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Confessions Conversation: Tayte DePetris

October 3, 2025

Hey Team, as promised, this week we’re kicking off a new recurring segment called Confessions Conversations. And, we have a very special guest today, my youngest daughter, Tayte. At…

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Receiving Feedback – What Example Am I Setting?

September 26, 2025

Today, we’re doing something a little different. Most weeks, I share thoughts and reflections from my own life. But today, I’m sharing a voice message I sent my oldest…

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What to Look For in a Mother – Lessons From My Mom and Her Friends

May 9, 2025

This Sunday is Mother’s Day, a perfect Friday to acknowledge all the mothers in my life. Anyone out there listening who knows my Mom, knows how blessed I am…

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Overcorrecting – Caring Too Much About Kids’ Feelings

April 11, 2025

Child-rearing was a whole different game decades ago, am I right, friends? Many of us listening right now are familiar with phrases like: “You call that ‘art’?” “Because I…

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Give Your Kid the Biggest Leg Up In Life – Teaching Manners

April 4, 2025

Parenting: Giving Kids Dignity

We all grew up hearing, ‘It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it,’ right? Well, I’d like to chat today about the impact that prioritizing manners has…

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Does Parenting Get Easier? That Depends on Me

March 28, 2025

Have you ever heard yourself saying something like this? “Ugh—I forgot about my kid’s orthodontist appointment today!” I’ve said things exactly like that more times than I can count.…

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3 Things to Ask Before Responding or Sending Emotional Texts

March 14, 2025

If you look up “text bombing” online, you’ll see it defined as a form of cyber attack where someone sends a deluge of non-stop messages. The “text bombing” I’d…

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Being A Good Friend – Checking My Motivation

January 24, 2025

Listen, we know that all humans have agendas. I do, others do—that’s part of evolution. I’m trying to get my needs met. I accomplish things, create things, and protect…

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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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