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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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The sun sets behind the leafless trees of a forest.

“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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An evergreen Christmas tree is decorated with lights and ornaments. Below the tree are many gifts.

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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A living room is shown, including a fireplace with several Christmas stockings hung from the mantel.

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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Cut out paper letters. A focused view of letters that read "how" and an unfocused view of letters that read"why?"

How? or Why? – What People are REALLY Asking

November 16, 2018

When someone asks me how I’m doing, I feel loved and cared for. When someone asks me why I’m doing something, it can quickly feel like an evaluation or [...]

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An overhead view of a bathroom scale. The screen of the scale is covered by an apple.

3 Reasons to Change the Scale I Get on Everyday

November 9, 2018

With the season of eating quickly approaching, I got to thinking about the scale. My scale lives up on a shelf in my closet. I stopped regularly using it [...]

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A rabbit sitting on a person's lap chews a paper. The person holds a calculator in one hand and grasps the paper and pencil in another.

Explanations vs. Excuses – Am I Using Stress as an Excuse

November 2, 2018

From a young age, it bothered me when people would make excuses and speak for their children, “Oh he’s shy, but thank you for having him.” Being shy is [...]

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A desk calendar includes a piece of construction paper with a square cut out to reveal one day on the calendar. The construction paper is labeled, "Today."

Busy – Do You Feel Adult Peer Pressure to Be Frantic?

October 26, 2018

Being too busy makes me so agitated and pissy that I’ve had several serious come to Jesus realizations about how much I can physically do as one human being. [...]

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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

How? or Why? – What People are REALLY Asking

3 Reasons to Change the Scale I Get on Everyday

Explanations vs. Excuses – Am I Using Stress as an Excuse

Busy – Do You Feel Adult Peer Pressure to Be Frantic?

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