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Conspiracy Theories vs. Trust – A Better Way to Live

March 19, 2021

Why is it that whenever one of my children is particularly kind and loving to me, I immediately assume they’ve got an ulterior motive? It’s staggering how quickly I [...]

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I Can’t Read – My Solution to Email Overload

March 12, 2021

Oh my goodness, Team—while writing last week’s post I unearthed one more reason managing the family overwhelms me. One word. Email. I receive more than 40 emails in my [...]

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Enough Dysmorphia – Unconsciously Doing Everything 110%

March 5, 2021

Years ago one of my friends needed to use our washer and dryer. While the two of us were standing and talking in the laundry room, she grabbed a [...]

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Never Out of Site, Never Out of Mind – Becoming Less of Who I Really Am

February 26, 2021

As I was experiencing yet another pandemic break down the other day, it became clear that having the kids home almost the entire month of February (oh, and the [...]

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We Get Better Together – I Can’t Do It Alone

February 19, 2021

Moving 200 of anything can be exhausting. But moving 200 blog posts proved to be more work than any of us could have predicted. You add in title renaming, [...]

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Rushing – 3 Ways I’m Going Nowhere Fast

February 12, 2021

As we were running behind schedule, headed to my daughter’s appointment this week, I was stuffed with emotion. Why is rushing still such a trigger for me? This is what [...]

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Feeling Invisible – The Corona Burnout is Real

February 5, 2021

The burnout is real friends. Having more QT with the fam-damily after the snowstorm has truly put my extra-long deep breaths to work this week. Even our appliances look [...]

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Tantrums – Let’s Not Make This About You, Let’s Make This About Me

January 29, 2021

When one of the rug-rats is having a tantrum I can get triggered. Why? Because deep down inside me, I still sometimes feel responsible for their happiness. Intellectually, I [...]

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Falling Hard for My Children

January 22, 2021

Parenting: Giving Kids Dignity

Something about my relationship with my children is shifting. A vulnerability is surfacing. For whatever reason, more recently I’ve been willing to dive into the connection I have with [...]

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How I Stopped Blaming Myself for Quitting – It’s Not Me, It’s You

January 8, 2021

Perfectionism: Maintaining Personal Serenity

There have been so many times when I’ve been hard on myself for “not sticking with something.” Whether it was a new church, method of organizing, eating plan, health [...]

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Conspiracy Theories vs. Trust – A Better Way to Live

I Can’t Read – My Solution to Email Overload

Enough Dysmorphia – Unconsciously Doing Everything 110%

Never Out of Site, Never Out of Mind – Becoming Less of Who I Really Am

We Get Better Together – I Can’t Do It Alone

Rushing – 3 Ways I’m Going Nowhere Fast

Feeling Invisible – The Corona Burnout is Real

Tantrums – Let’s Not Make This About You, Let’s Make This About Me

Falling Hard for My Children

How I Stopped Blaming Myself for Quitting – It’s Not Me, It’s You

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