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Helping – The Sunny Side of Control

January 13, 2023

Parenting: Giving Kids Dignity

Many wise women have taught me that if I start to repeat myself to the people I love, I’m trying to control them. Sister, say what? “Say it once,” [...]

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Lots of Developments – Here’s to Deciding When Seasons Should Change

January 6, 2023

Martyrdom: Prioritizing Self-Care

In my last post, dated May 20, 2022, I quoted Rob Bell saying, “For every season there’s a reason.” I announced that I was going to stop blogging and [...]

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For Every Season There’s a Reason

May 20, 2022

Recovery: Positive Lifestyle Changes

Today, as I write my last weekly blog post, I’m reminded of what former pastor Rob Bell says about change, “For every season there’s a reason.” Rob’s explanation taught [...]

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

May 13, 2022

As I wind down to my last few blog posts, I’d like to share this list that’s been kicking around in my ‘drafts pile’ for a while. This list [...]

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

May 6, 2022

Recovery: Positive Lifestyle Changes

On December 24th, 2021 in the post, All I Want for Christmas V – To Stand Up to the Bully of the Inner-Voice, I shared that the reason I [...]

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

April 29, 2022

TeamConfessioners know how I talk a big game when it comes to keeping my mouth shut and staying out of other people’s business. But, you also know I’ve been [...]

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Editing the Family Manual – Cut and Pasted from Generation to Generation

April 22, 2022

The year was 1995. I was walking behind a father and his daughter in the garment district in New York City. I watched as the father handed his child [...]

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What’s That Stench? The Smell of Denial

April 15, 2022

Someone enters the room and says, “What’s that smell?” I look up and ask, “What smell? I don’t smell anything.” Ex-act-ly. Very few issues in my life show up [...]

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The Fear of Dying – From Comfort Zone to Living Zone

April 8, 2022

Micromanaging: Benefits of Letting Go

We have some travel coming down the pike and, for whatever reason, I got on the tract of projecting scary scenarios that no one wants to think about. While [...]

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April Fools – I’ve Been Focused on the Wrong Darn Thing

April 1, 2022

When it comes to any cleaning project, I bring in the big guns. Before grabbing the trash bags, I make sure to listen to The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying [...]

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Helping – The Sunny Side of Control

Lots of Developments – Here’s to Deciding When Seasons Should Change

For Every Season There’s a Reason

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

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

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

Editing the Family Manual – Cut and Pasted from Generation to Generation

What’s That Stench? The Smell of Denial

The Fear of Dying – From Comfort Zone to Living Zone

April Fools – I’ve Been Focused on the Wrong Darn Thing

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