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The Art of Disappointment: It’s Not You, It’s Me

June 12, 2020

It kind of makes me cringe now, but as I mentioned in Easy Pleasie, I was once a person who was hard to appease. Ironically, however, my mentors were [...]

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Enough is Enough. If I Trust, The Universe Will Provide

May 29, 2020

Over the past eleven weeks, I’ve noticed my brain easily jumps to; We’re not going to have enough. It doesn’t matter if it’s food, money, time, or hand-sanitizer—the panic [...]

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Ambition – Schooling Me on What She’s All About

May 22, 2020

This weekend is not only my birthday, but it’s also the blog’s birthday… Happy 3rd Birthday, Confessions! Over the past few months, as the three-year anniversary was approaching, I [...]

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Making Family History – Who Will We Be in This Historical Moment?

April 3, 2020

Our family, like many others, has spent a good deal of time inside the walls of history museums. Museums where we learn stories about war and loss and oppression [...]

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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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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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Our Girl – What My Daughter Has Taught Me About Justice

February 7, 2020

Today is our daughter’s birthday. To help you better understand our third child, G-Man describes her as, A Supreme Court Justice trapped in the body of a twelve-year-old girl. [...]

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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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ReaLISTic – Are My Lists at This Time of the Year Realistic?

December 6, 2019

Are my lists at this time of the year realistic? There are some extra helpings on our proverbial Christmas plate this holiday season. Things we couldn’t control, prepare for, [...]

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