I shared this story with a group I’m part of on Facebook. We’re a group of moms whose kids are venturing out into the world—maybe for the first time, maybe forever leaving the nest, or maybe circling back home after a time away. This story resonated with them and I […]
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Monday I talked about our kids’ issues with us not always being our fault. And that is true. Yet, as in every relationship, we have influence. We cannot determine someone’s response to us, but we can provide fertile the ground in which the relationship can grow. I’m […]
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Thursday Today compliment or encourage someone or many someones. Maybe even someone you don’t know. Every person has burdens we don’t know about—even our family members. We can all use a sincere compliment or encouragement. Store clerks can often use a kind word. Watch for the smile. This […]
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Is it me, or does it seem every area of our lives now has a level of excellence-to-be-achieved attached to it? We measure our lives’ success by The number of followers and friends we have on social media. Our income. The success of our kids. Our […]
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I haven’t posted a new blog this week because I’ve been diligently working on the Living Brave material for a retreat in October. The more I work on it the more I realize that living brave is something different to each woman. My angst in writing is to present the […]
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I will start by honestly telling you I give my kids plenty of opportunities to offer me forgiveness. I mess up as a mom on a regular basis. My kids look into the eyes of a cranky, impatient woman and feel like she can’t be pleased. The perfect […]
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A few days ago I wrote about seven Christian books that have helped to make me me. Today I will share with you five secular books that have profoundly influenced me as well. As with the previous seven authors, in the pages of these books I have also […]
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“The parent who plays the part of the backstage director, coordinating every little thing in the production of their child’s journey, will remain in a state of disappointment and worry. His child will not grow into a confident, wise adult. Since he has not had the opportunity to learn from […]
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I found this picture in an ad in a magazine in the seat of an airplane. It perfectly illustrates the conversation I recently had with a couple of moms in my generation. One was an empty nester and the other a soon-to-be empty nester. We were nostalgic as we realized […]
Read More...Setbacks and Surprises are part of intentional living and are beneficial. My first pregnancy ended in a miscarriage. When pregnant with our second child, Gene’s job was unexpectedly terminated. He was without work for five months. In the 2008 stock market crash we lost a considerable amount of the […]
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