*I actually started writing this post over a year ago, but never had the courage to publish it. However, since February 22-28 is Eating Disorders Awareness Week and because I have friends and family who have struggled/are struggling with an eating disorder, I wanted to highlight this topic. I still remember the way her big brown eyes peered up at […]
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I was listening to a sermon the other week when something our pastor said hit me like an overturned bucket of icy water on my head. “Why do you say you’re just a mom?” I raised my eyebrows and my eyes darted quickly to my right and then to my left. Is he talking to me?! I
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Image courtesy of fotographic1980/freedigitalphotos.net I’ve been fortunate enough to not have had my heart seriously broken before (aside from a few minor letdowns before anything really panned out). And I’m grateful to have only broken two hearts in my lifetime, and both incidents were more like hairline fractures than breaks. I’ve seen plenty of heartbreak
“I love you because you are a good person.” These words of affirmation came from E one day out of the blue. I stopped what I was doing and my eyes widened as I grasped exactly what he had just said. Then I looked at hubby with a shocked expression and stood there speechless. Absolutely
Jesus is so not square! This was a revelation of mine recently. You would think that someone who’s been going to church for close to three decades and attended seminary (for a counseling degree, not theology, mind you!) would have a better understanding of who Jesus is. Unfortunately, all those Sunday school stories went in
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I think it’s probably best for people with control issues to not have kids. Actually, I take that back – maybe it’s a good idea for us because then we would realize there are just some things in life that we can’t control. There is nothing predictable about parenthood and it starts right from the
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In our family, even though we are not of royal blood, I think it’s safe to say that I have earned my title as Queen … more specifically, the Queen of No’s and Don’ts. I probably say or think ‘No, don’t …!’ a hundred times a day. Let me give you some examples: “No, don’t
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One of my favorite quotes from a former counseling prof is: “Perfectionism leads to hopelessness, but failure leads to hope (cause you can always try again)!” I have come to the conclusion that perfectionism is not fun. Trying to make things go a certain way, prevent things from going a certain way, having things happen
Image courtesy of vorakorn/freedigitalphotos.net It has been a dream of mine to write a book (about what, I’m not sure), but that goal has yet to be achieved, so I’ve decided to start a blog in the meantime. And as a self-professed square person… ~firstborn and almost only child (my sister is a decade younger