Category: Lessons Learned
Posted on September 20, 2018
by Tricia
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I have spent a decade recovering from my husband’s betrayal. I often refer to that event as the beginning of great change in my entire family’s lives. Betrayals in marriage make others uncomfortable. Some of our closest family members have created distance between…
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Category: Abuse, Being a Woman, Betrayal, Confessions, divorce, Faith, Family, God, Grace, Grief, Health, Husbands, Infidelity, Lessons Learned, Marriage, Midlife Crisis, Relationships, Spiritual Growth & Health, Thankfulness, WisdomTags: Children, Christianity, church, Family, Health, Learning, Life Lessons, Love, Memories, Prayer, Recovery, Relationships, Women
Posted on August 21, 2018
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A (n unkind) gesture A package The scab is peeled off The heartbreak Attempted stuffing The dam is open wide The listening The comfort My heart begins to fill Some memories Rich laughter The wound begins to heal More laughter More…
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Category: Betrayal, Faith, Family, God, Grief, Growing up, Lessons Learned, Prayer, Relationships, Spiritual Growth & Health, Thankfulness, WisdomTags: Brothers, Children, Christianity, Daughters, Family, Growing up, Justice, Learning, Life Lessons, Love, Memories, Prayer, Recovery, Relationships, Sons
Posted on August 19, 2018
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sometimes the people that were supposed to love you endlessly without condition, love you as best they can and hurt you deeply because they are only able to operate out of their brokenness and pride. eventually this feels like they don’t really love you…
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Category: Betrayal, Faith, Family, God, Grief, Growing up, Lessons Learned, motherhood, Parenting, Relationships, Spiritual Growth & Health, WisdomTags: Anger, Brothers, Christianity, Daughters, Family, Growing up, Health, Learning, Life Lessons, Love, Memories, Recovery, Relationships, Women
Posted on August 3, 2018
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I have been trying to make truly yummy gluten free banana walnut muffins for YEARS! It seems like each time I try a recipe online, it is way too wet, way too dry or lacks flavor. I recently signed up to make treats for …
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Posted on July 30, 2018
by Tricia
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I’ve struggled for years with feeling shame for feeling pain at the lack of everything I received when I needed everything the most. Compared to so many others my neglect was minimal. The emotional abuse was a blip compared to the sexual and…
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Category: Confessions, Faith, Family, Fathers, God, Grace, Grief, Growing up, Health, Lessons Learned, Relationships, Simplicity, Spiritual Growth & Health, WisdomTags: Anger, Beginnings, Character, Children, Christianity, church, Confession, Daughters, Family, Fathers, Freedom, Friendship, God, Growing up, Health, Jesus, Justice, Learning, Life Lessons, Love, Marriage, Memories, Mental Health, Motherhood, Parenting, Recovery, Relationships, Sons, Support, Women
Posted on July 25, 2018
by Tricia
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Every family has them, right? It’s just how things happen in this American culture, especially in the generation before mine, which I often call the “sweep it all under the rug” generation.
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Category: Being a Woman, Betrayal, Confessions, divorce, Faith, Family, Fathers, God, Gossip, Grace, Grief, Growing up, Husbands, Infidelity, Lessons Learned, Marriage, Men, Midlife Crisis, motherhood, Parenthood, Parenting, Prayer, Relationships, remarriage, Spiritual Growth & Health, stepparents, WisdomTags: Abortion, Aging, Anger, Babies, Beginnings, Character, Children, Christianity, Confession, courage, Daughters, divorce, Family, Fathers, Freedom, Friendship, God, Gossip, Grace, Growing up, Growth, heartbreak, Husbands, Jesus, Justice, Learning, Life Lessons, Love, Marriage, Memories, Men, Mental Health, Motherhood, Parenting, Prayer, Recovery, Relationships, Respect, Siblings, Sin, Sisters, Sons, Support, Tragedy, Women
Posted on July 21, 2018
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There is something holy about bringing a new life into this world. The first encounter I had with Him was the moment just before I first met you on the outside. You were all beautiful, pink, squishy and seemingly perfect. He was all love,…
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Category: Family, God, Grace, Growing up, Lessons Learned, motherhood, Parenthood, Relationships, Spiritual Growth & Health, WisdomTags: Birthdays, Children, Christianity, Family, Growing up, Learning, Life Lessons, Love, Memories, Motherhood, Relationships
Posted on July 5, 2018
by Tricia
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My “Me” without Parental influence, is on her feet, poised in a defensive stance born of too many betrayals by those she has loved deepest and hardest, prepared to defend her “self,” yet once more, against the ugly and hurtful accusations of addiction…
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Category: Aging, Being a Woman, Faith, Fathers, God, Grace, Grief, Growing up, Lessons Learned, Relationships, Simplicity, Spiritual Growth & Health, Thankfulness, WisdomTags: Anger, Christianity, Family, Health, Learning, Love, Prayer, Recovery, Relationships, Women
Posted on July 5, 2018
by Tricia
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If I could go back and do it all again -or maybe just parts of it… I would honor who He made you to be more than forcibly attempting to mold you into who I thought you should become. I would listen more with…
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Category: Aging, Being a Woman, blended families, Confessions, Faith, Family, God, Grace, Growing up, Holidays, Lessons Learned, motherhood, Parenthood, Parenting, Prayer, Relationships, stepparents, WisdomTags: Beginnings, Children, Christianity, Daughters, Family, Growing up, Holidays, Learning, Life Lessons, Love, Memories, Motherhood, Recovery, Relationships, Sons, Women
Posted on April 16, 2018
by Tricia
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I planned and executed (with the help of my precious and sneaky youngest 3) a marvelous surprise birthday party for my Honey this past Saturday. He’s reasonably easy to be sneaky with because he’s very trusting. I often tell him that if I were…
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Category: Disenfranchised, Ethnic Equality, Faith, Family, Husbands, Lessons Learned, Marginalized, Marriage, Racial Reconciliation, Racism, Relationships, Thankfulness, WisdomTags: Children, Christianity, church, Family, Fathers, Health, Justice, Life Lessons, Love, Memories, Relationships, Women
Posted on March 18, 2018
by Tricia
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Growing up in my family of origin, it was normal to discuss how absurd other people’s choices were. I heard (and eventually said) things such as, “Who does that?!” and “Iwould NEVER act like that!” We pretty much had the corner on the market when…
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Category: Aging, Confessions, Faith, Family, God, Gossip, Grace, Growing up, Husbands, Lessons Learned, Marriage, motherhood, Parenthood, Parenting, Prayer, Relationships, remarriage, Thankfulness, WisdomTags: Children, Christianity, Family, Justice, Learning, Life Lessons, Prayer, Recovery, Relationships, Women
Posted on February 18, 2018
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Like everyone else, I struggle with having enough time to do the things I need and want to do. Why is keeping up with the laundry such an impossible task when my predecessors had to use a wash board and hang everything up? All…
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Category: God, Grace, Health, Lessons Learned, Prayer, WisdomTags: Christianity, Health, Learning, Life Lessons, Love, Prayer
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