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Writing My Own Morning Prayer

January 25, 2019

God, help me to be patient and loving to myself, my husband, our children, our family, and our friends. Please guide me away from influences that don’t fill my [...]

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The More Unlovable the Kid, the More I Need to Love

January 18, 2019

This Sunday, I was thinking about the healing power of love. How, when people are going through a tough time, sometimes all they need is to be loved. I’ve [...]

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Where My Feet Are – Time Tells the Truth

January 11, 2019

When I’m interested in changing anything in my life, I get into this hyper-driven state of research. And now that there are so many resources, I can article-blog-book-movie-social media [...]

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3 Ways to Take Better Care of Myself

January 4, 2019

Those kids got back to the safety of school just in time. Mama was starting to struggle with kindness during those last 48 hours. Which provided, yet another, opportunity [...]

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The Magic Ingredient to Getting and Staying Healthy

December 28, 2018

I’ve heard it explained that food cravings derive from an attempt to either quell an emotion or fill an emptiness. For years I knew I was using food as [...]

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All I Want for Christmas II – Getting Rid of a Toxic To Do List

December 21, 2018

My personal tendency is to get anywhere and everywhere, and do everything as efficiently and as quickly as humanly possible. As a result, I’ve lived most of my life [...]

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“Slow Me Down Lord”

December 14, 2018

Two years ago, after my brother passed away, this poem was found in his car. A close friend had it framed for G-Man and I. As my head was [...]

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One Question to Ask Myself Before Making Holiday Decisions

December 7, 2018

In our home, this is the time of year when the annual conversations commence around my wanting an artificial Christmas tree, a gas fireplace, and an alternative holiday gift [...]

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Where Does Santa Go When We Grow Up?

November 30, 2018

This spring my youngest said that he doesn’t believe in the Easter Bunny. He said, “I just don’t buy that a gigantic bunny hops around the neighborhood handing out [...]

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Family Grace – a New Take on an Old Tradition

November 23, 2018

Happy Thanksgiving Weekend to you. Expressing gratitude for what I’m most thankful for is the precise reason I put our pre-meal grace under the microscope years ago. When I [...]

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Writing My Own Morning Prayer

The More Unlovable the Kid, the More I Need to Love

Where My Feet Are – Time Tells the Truth

3 Ways to Take Better Care of Myself

The Magic Ingredient to Getting and Staying Healthy

All I Want for Christmas II – Getting Rid of a Toxic To Do List

“Slow Me Down Lord”

One Question to Ask Myself Before Making Holiday Decisions

Where Does Santa Go When We Grow Up?

Family Grace – a New Take on an Old Tradition

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