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As a Mother, You Won’t Know the Value You Bring Until Later
This part of the conversation blew me away! Remember that conversation with my daughter Kate that I shared last week? Here is the part that blew me away! As we talked, Kate said something that left me dumbfounded. In fact, it was the reason for her call. She said, “I wanted to thank you because I have never received negative messages about...
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How We Talk About Ourselves Sends a Powerful Message to Our Children
A few months ago, I had a conversation with one of my daughters on the issue of pride vs pridefulness. It was amazing and insightful. I can’t do justice to the topic in one article so I will cover it in the following three articles. Here are the messages I will share over the next three weeks: 1. How we talk about...
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Growing and Increasing in Wisdom One Thing at a Time
I am so glad to be back. I have missed you all. I loved the break, but I missed sharing my thoughts and ideas. : ) Here is something that happened to me during my vacation from writing. My Vacation Experience In 2022 I read a book titled Sabbath: Finding Rest, Renewal, and Delight in Our Busy Lives by Wayne Muller. I...
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Deadheading
The Earth Can Teach Us It's summer and so you know you are in for some parables about gardens and flowers. : ) The earth, if we are paying attention, can teach us so much symbolically, and metaphorically. Here is a lesson I was reminded of this week in my garden. When I was a girl, we had a set of very...