Tag: authenticity
Posted on August 8, 2017
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Thou Mayest… Freewill… This brings SO many thoughts and feelings to my mind. My tatoo For a long time now, my youngest sons – twins, Caleb and Aaron – and I have been talking about getting coordinating tattoos. We discussed getting matching tatts, but…
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Category: Faith, Family, God, Grace, Growing up, Men, motherhood, Parenting, Relationships, Thankfulness, WisdomTags: authenticity, Childhood, Children, Christianity, Family, Love, Motherhood, Parenting, Relationships, Self-Discovery, Sons, Submitting to God, Traditions
Posted on August 17, 2016
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I’ve been struggling with public education for a couple of decades now. It happened when I had students that didn’t fit into the “box.” The struggle was even more powerful when I had children of my own that wanted to fit into that box….
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Category: Faith, God, Public EducationTags: Aging, authenticity, Character, Children, education, Emotional Health, Homeschooling, Life changes, Mental Health, Parenting, School, Self-Discovery, stepping out in faith, Submitting to God, Women, Work
Posted on April 27, 2016
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I feel this need to clarify my stance on the latest bathroom issue that has so many of us up in arms.
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Category: Being a Woman, God, Grace, LGBT, motherhood, ParentingTags: authenticity, Boundaries, Character, Christianity, God, Love, Parenting, Women
Posted on April 27, 2016
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I’m at this picturesque coffee house overlooking Lake Austin this afternoon, on the patio. My Honey is driving the Duck (and will probably float by in about an hour, hopefully giving me a quack and a wave!). Our kiddos are either at the gym…
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Category: God, Grace, Grief, Lessons Learned, ThankfulnessTags: authenticity, Boundaries, Christianity, church, Emotional Health, God, Health, Love, Perseverance, Priorities, Self-Discovery, Submitting to God
Posted on March 22, 2016
by Tricia
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Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs. I just lean into this on the regular so as not to drown in mommy-guilt. I’ve been giving this parenting thing a bunch of thought lately. Okay, I’ve been giving it…
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Category: Family, God, Grace, Growing up, motherhood, Parenthood, RelationshipsTags: authenticity, Boundaries, Character, Childhood, Christianity, Family, God, Love, Motherhood, Parenting, Relationships, Women
Posted on January 16, 2016
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Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called the children of God. What is a peacemaker? Some Christians live their lives proudly proclaiming themselves peacemakers. I think a bunch of us think that peacemakers are the kind, not-judgey, sweet old grandma type…
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Category: Being a Woman, God, Lessons Learned, RelationshipsTags: authenticity, Boundaries, Character, Christianity, church, Emotional Health, Self-Discovery, Submitting to God
Posted on December 31, 2015
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As I look out my window at the last sunrise of the year, I can’t help but think of all of the good stuff of 2015 – and, of course, some of the bad stuff of 2015, that I want to change…
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Category: Aging, Being a Woman, God, Grace, Grief, Holidays, Lessons Learned, Relationships, ThankfulnessTags: authenticity, Children, Christianity, Emotional Health, Family, Friendship, God, Holidays, Love, Mental Health, Prayer, Priorities, Relationships, Self-Discovery, Submitting to God, Women
Posted on December 19, 2015
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Usually when I post on my blog it’s because He’s put something on my heart to share in hopes that others who struggle with the same junk will be encouraged, or at the very least, not feel so alone. Today I’m just feeling…
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Category: Aging, Being a Woman, God, Midlife Crisis, motherhood, Relationships, ThankfulnessTags: Aging, authenticity, Christianity, Confession, Family, Friendship, God, Marriage, Motherhood, Prayer, Self-Discovery, Submitting to God, Women
Posted on June 16, 2015
by Tricia
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I’ve been in the desert for about 8 years now… Just before we left Michigan in 2007, our church fell apart in a painful, ugly split, my family of origin began the “dysfunctional disenfranchisement” (as I fondly refer to it), our closest friends seemed to…
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Category: Being a Woman, Family, God, Marriage, Parenting, RelationshipsTags: accountability, authenticity, Betrayal, Character, Children, Christianity, church, Confession, counseling, courage, Emotional Health, Family, Friendship, God, Love, Marriage, Motherhood, Perseverance, Prayer, Submitting to God, Women
Posted on May 30, 2015
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My hubby bought me a pretty pricey gift certificate for a posh Austin day spa last year for Mother’s Day. It advertises as being unpretentious in a very “Austin” fashion. They carry organic products to boot! I was ALL IN! Well, you know, until…
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Category: Aging, Being a Woman, Health, motherhoodTags: Aging, authenticity, Confession, Facial, Health, Massage, Self-Acceptance, Self-Discovery, self-image, Spa, Women
Posted on May 26, 2015
by Tricia
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When I was a child, even before starting school, I can remember knowing that I wasn’t someone who people thought of as a nice, polite little girlie-girl. My mother, on the regular, would bend down next to my ear when I was in “public” …
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Category: Family, God, Growing up, motherhood, Parenting, RelationshipsTags: Anger, authenticity, Boundaries, Character, Childhood, Children, Christianity, church, Confession, Conflict, Family, God, Growing up, Mending Relationships, Self-Acceptance
Posted on May 24, 2015
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I remember the first time I met him. He was all of two years old and the tiniest little replica of his daddy. It was adoration at first sight for me. He was a bit of a show off and knew he had his…
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Category: blended families, divorce, Family, Marriage, motherhood, Parenting, Relationships, remarriage, stepparentsTags: authenticity, Blended Families, Boundaries, Childhood, Parenting, Priorities, Stepfamilies
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