Holiday stress is real. I experience indescribable joy when all the family gathers, cross my heart and hope for holiday pie—but dang it can be hard too! Today’s post shares two important prayers to encourage and carry us through one of the most wonderful but busiest times of the year....
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What do a Rottweiler, falling leaves and a beggar’s robe have in common? They all teach us a lot about letting go and moving forward. When we’re facing significant transitions in life, whether it be in a career, in a relationship, or even in regard to personal goals, there are three important truths that can help us...
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When we've lost someone we love it's easy to go into a tailspin. Sometimes we can see the grief coming, like the anticipated lick of water when we're standing on the shore. Other times the sorrow is more profound and it feels like a two-foot wave (we never saw coming) that knocks us to the ground. Fortunately, there's a "rope...
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Did you know that extroverts make up close to 75% of the population? That means if you’re an introvert you are outnumbered 3:1. Seems to me that could feel like being a lone prairie dog in a pasture full of coyotes! If it’s true “majority rules” then we extroverts need to be careful because if there is one thing we...
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I was scheduled to have my liver removed in thirty minutes so my hurried behavior was justified. I’m fibbing of course, but maybe something as grave as that would excuse my poor behavior. The young man that was checking my plethora of produce was painstakingly slow. I mean “let’s defy physics” kind of slow. I didn’t say anything unkind....
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What do we do when we’re doing something we shouldn’t do? The option to quickly redirect is a good one, especially if life or limb is at stake. But most of the time, situations that prick our conscious aren’t life-threatening. They are simply an opportunity to learn. It is in those moments that the first and most important thing...
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“I have a ton of regrets. I’m just not sure what to do about them.” I was unsettled after my conversation with my friend. We ALL have regrets, right? Unfortunately, regret often invites a partner called shame. Satan loves it when we hang out with these two yahoos. They link elbows and try to keep us in a dark corner. Perhaps...
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“I was angry. Shaking my fist and raising my voice to God. ‘Why won’t you let me help you!" My friend sheepishly shared her dream. She said she awoke from it with a start. Mind racing, heart beating she thought, "DID I REALLY JUST SAY THAT?!" Is it bad to wonder if we can “help” God? ...
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I know, you know, we ALL know that none of us is immune to being “the difficult one”. I’m certain I’m a burr in someone else’s side. But mercy, there are times it seems that the people we do life with---Just. Don’t. Get. It. There are a couple of ways we can deal with that...
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Why do we say things to ourselves we wouldn’t dream of saying to another person? I suppose the origins behind that kind of behavior could be hundred different reasons for a hundred different women. The good news is that there are only two things that need to occur in order for it to change. ...
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