Posted on February 24, 2019
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I am tired In my flesh Triggered Abandoned Broken-hearted I am resentful Unable to be perfect Unable to arrive Human I am not willing to justify my actions to those who have yet to live anything near the last 35 years of my life…
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Category: Being a Woman, Betrayal, Faith, Family, God, Grace, Grief, Growing up, Lessons Learned, Marriage, motherhood, Parenthood, Parenting, Prayer, Relationships, Spiritual Growth & Health, WisdomTags: Anger, Beginnings, Children, Christianity, church, Daughters, Family, Fathers, Growing up, Husbands, Learning, Life Lessons, Love, Memories, Motherhood, Parenting, Prayer, Recovery, Relationships, Sons, Women
Posted on February 10, 2019
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Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.
– Henry Ford
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Category: Confessions, Faith, Family, Fathers, God, Gossip, Grace, Growing up, Health, Husbands, Lessons Learned, Marriage, Men, motherhood, Parenthood, Parenting, Relationships, Simplicity, Spiritual Growth & Health, Thankfulness, WisdomTags: Brothers, Character, Children, Christianity, Confession, Daughters, Family, Fathers, Freedom, Friendship, God, Growing up, Health, Husbands, Jesus, Learning, Life Lessons, Love, Marriage, Memories, Men, Mental Health, Motherhood, Parenting, Prayer, Recovery, Relationships, Respect, Sisters, Sons, Support, Women
Posted on October 9, 2018
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My babies are moving out soon. Last year, in October, Hannah moved out, making our nest empty and I was ssstttrrruuugggggggggggllllliiiinnnggg for a minute. Then just as I was deciding this was an okay gig and I began to enjoy my clean home, inviting…
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Category: Faith, Family, God, Grace, Grief, Growing up, Husbands, Marriage, Men, Midlife Crisis, motherhood, Parenthood, Parenting, Relationships, Simplicity, Spiritual Growth & Health, Thankfulness, WisdomTags: Babies, Beginnings, Children, Christianity, Daughters, Family, Fathers, Freedom, God, Growing up, Homeschooling, Husbands, Jesus, Learning, Life Lessons, Love, Marriage, Memories, Mental Health, Motherhood, Parenting, Recovery, Relationships, Sons, Support, Women
Posted on September 27, 2018
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I feel like we’re living in history making days. Things are shifting. Big things. Terribly uncomfortable, but incredibly necessary things. The #MeToo and #TimesUp movements have brought much to light for many in our country. There’s a feeling of our entire country being overwhelmed by…
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Category: Abuse, Being a Woman, Confessions, Ethnic Equality, God, Growing up, Misogyny, Perversion, Racism, Rape, Relationships, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment, WisdomTags: Brothers, Character, Children, Christianity, Confession, Daughters, education, Family, Fathers, Freedom, God, government, Growing up, Husbands, Jesus, Justice, Marriage, Memories, Men, Mental Health, Misogyny, Prayer, Racism, Rape, Relationships, Respect, School, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment, Sisters, Sons, Students, Support, Women, Work
Posted on July 25, 2018
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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 January 4, 2018
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I suppose that since it’s a brand new year, I should write the proverbial New Year’s Resolution blog post. I’m one of those middle of the road peeps. I see some value in setting a public goal because then we’re accountable to ourselves and…
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Category: Being a Woman, Confessions, Disenfranchised, Ethnic Equality, Faith, Family, God, Grace, Health, Holidays, Husbands, Lessons Learned, Marginalized, Marriage, Parenting, Racial Reconciliation, Relationships, Simplicity, Thankfulness, WisdomTags: Babies, Beginnings, Character, Children, Christianity, church, Confession, Diet, Family, Freedom, God, Growing up, Health, Holidays, Husbands, Jesus, Justice, Learning, Life Lessons, Love, Marriage, Men, Mental Health, Motherhood, Parenting, Prayer, Recovery, Relationships, Respect, Support, Women
Posted on October 30, 2017
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I’ve been raising babies for 31-plus years. Many of those years there were 4 or 5 of them under our roof. They were my life’s work. I poured myself into motherhood. It was my calling, my ministry, my redemption. It was also where I…
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Category: Aging, Being a Woman, Faith, Family, God, Grace, Grief, Growing up, Lessons Learned, Marriage, Midlife Crisis, motherhood, Parenthood, Parenting, Relationships, Simplicity, Thankfulness, WisdomTags: Christianity, Daughters, Family, Growing up, Health, Homeschooling, Husbands, Learning, Love, Memories, Motherhood, Relationships, Sons, Teaching, Women
Posted on July 2, 2017
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What kind of dad did you have? Not the face he wore in public, but the dad you had at home. Was he steadfast, loving, encouraging, generous with his time and attention? Did he love your mother tenderly, deeply and show you what…
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Category: Family, Fathers, God, Husbands, Marriage, Men, Parenting, RelationshipsTags: Christianity, Ephesians, Family, Fathers, God, Husbands, Learning, Love, Men, Relationships, Respect, Unconditional Love
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