Summer Rewind #4 – Happier Thanksgiving

July 12, 2024

Yes, Team, you heard that right. We’re playing a Thanksgiving rewind from November of 2021, but stay with me! Summer for TeamDePetris means a lot of family gathering. And, I [...]

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Summer Rewind #3 – If I Always Show Up for You…

July 5, 2024

This Summer Rewind, back to June 14th of 2019, is short but noteworthy. This post is such a great reminder for me during these summer months when lots of offers [...]

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Monkey See, Monkey Do – If I Don’t Know What It Looks Like, I Can’t Do It

November 26, 2021

Martyrdom: Prioritizing Self-Care

Years ago, I got one of our toddlers fully dressed and put them in front of the TV so I could get ready. When I returned, all their clothes were [...]

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Happier Thanksgiving – The Manipulation of Inauthentic Questions

November 19, 2021

At this time of year, I like to remind myself that asking inauthentic questions of my family members is a form of manipulation. When I ask questions about why they’re [...]

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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, metadata [...]

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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 routine…it [...]

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When Moving Mountains – Shovel or Backhoe?

November 21, 2020

“God can move mountains, but you have to bring a shovel.” -Anonymous Recovery Quote This is what I think my shovel-mountain evolution has been throughout the course of my life. [...]

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Distance Learning Extended – Surviving Another Corona Blow

October 16, 2020

While Guildford Public School children were scheduled to switch from the hybrid learning model to a full-time model on the 19th of this month, the decision was made to continue using the hybrid [...]

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A River Runs Through It – How I Get Myself Unstuck

June 5, 2020

The other day my good friend was talking about approaching life like a stick twisting and turning down a stream. Having grown up next to the Wepawaug, I’m a sucker [...]

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Sister Church – The Importance of Being Vulnerable With a Trusting Family

May 8, 2020

Several weeks ago, G took the kids away for the entire day to protect them from a very burnt-out MamaDe. That morning I had a 4-way video call with some [...]

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Summer Rewind #4 – Happier Thanksgiving

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Monkey See, Monkey Do – If I Don’t Know What It Looks Like, I Can’t Do It

Happier Thanksgiving – The Manipulation of Inauthentic Questions

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

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

When Moving Mountains – Shovel or Backhoe?

Distance Learning Extended – Surviving Another Corona Blow

A River Runs Through It – How I Get Myself Unstuck

Sister Church – The Importance of Being Vulnerable With a Trusting Family

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