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How I Fight and Win Every Time

May 10, 2019

An obstacle I encounter often came up again this week: Honoring my instincts versus accepting God’s plan. Listening to my G.U.T. (God Uttering Truth) vs. Let Go and Let [...]

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Baking – What It’s Taught Me About Being Both an Ingredient and a Baker

May 3, 2019

A while ago I read a passage in a book that explained teamwork using a baking metaphor. It explained that everyone is an ingredient in the loaf of bread, [...]

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5 Travel Tips to Stop Complicating the Crap Out of Family Trips

April 5, 2019

There was a time, not too long ago, when I took it upon myself to be the sole travel coordinator for our family. From planning the trip, to booking [...]

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The Work Isn’t the Work

March 15, 2019

Sometimes I get caught up in thinking that the task at hand is the work. That writing the blog or parenting the children or finishing the chore is the [...]

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Salute – Walking Away From My Photography Business

March 8, 2019

After having it in the back of my mind for 20+ years, last March I got my nose pierced. I had the honor of being a keynote speaker at [...]

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Love as a Second Language

March 1, 2019

Speaking kindly to my kids is really difficult for me. If I had my way, I would not only speak harshly, I’d also yell everything. “Who left their cough [...]

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Three Day Rule – My Husband Doesn’t Need to Know Every Time My Feelings Are Hurt

February 22, 2019

One of my favorite pastimes used to be letting my husband know when he hurt my feelings. Of course, it never crossed my mind to take into consideration the [...]

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Teasey Pleasies – A Solution to Taming the Unpleasable

February 15, 2019

After last week’s blog Easy Pleasey, I got to thinking about the Teasey Pleasies in life. Those people who make me believe I truly can please them if I [...]

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Easy Pleasey – Keeping Check of My Pleasability Meter

February 8, 2019

One thing I have to keep in check is my pleasability meter. For a long time, without even realizing it, I was hard to please. I just had these [...]

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Spin Doctor – Flipping Everything Towards the Positive

February 1, 2019

We have a saying in our family, “God’s Plan, not mine.” It was born years ago from an attempt to develop a practice of radical faith. I was in [...]

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Welcome to my blog turned podcast! Here you can listen or read about what’s on my mind as I try my best to recover from screaming at my kids and nagging the bejesus out my husband.

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Love as a Second Language

Three Day Rule – My Husband Doesn’t Need to Know Every Time My Feelings Are Hurt

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