“Your grandson had a bad day.” When this is the first thing you hear when your daughter calls you, your heart sinks, not knowing what will come next. And you know there is nothing you can really do to change the situation. She goes on, “They had to call the vice-principal because he had a […]
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This has been a rough week for my family. My sister suffered a debilitating stroke. We have been reeling with all kinds of emotions and feelings: shock, sadness, fatigue, worry, fear. Dealing with hospital staff, commotion, and routines is exhausting for everyone. Seeing a loved one in a helpless position is excruciating. I can’t imagine
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Have you ever had one of those moments when you have choice between going with your heart and acting with your head? Today I had one of those moments. Sitting down to work at home after having left a work-related meeting and a small shopping stop, I got a call from my daughter inviting me
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“How was your summer? Did you take any trips?” As the summer winds down and the kids go back to school, I have found that people keep asking how my summer and vacation went. When I think back over the summer, some of the first things that come to mind are the things that were
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Have you ever asked God for an answer to a problem over and over and all you get is silence? Do you ever feel like God isn’t listening to you? Recently, an acquaintance confided in me that she had been asking God for direction in a very difficult situation in her life. She needed to make
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Have you ever tried a new exercise regime in hopes of breaking the boredom of your regular routine? Have you ever decided to try something again that used to be fun, hoping that it will light a new fire under you? Recently, I wrote about how to heal perfectionism by trying something new, having some fun,
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Today I am having an official Coming Out party. It is time to show the world who I am and whose I am. I am tired of hiding parts of myself from the world in fear that some people may be turned off or, heaven forbid, they might not like me. So here it is,
As the end of the school year approached and a couple of my school-related volunteer jobs were winding down, I started thinking about what additional productive things I could do this summer. I could work on my life coaching business, such as developing new programs and making new contacts. I could attack some cleaning and
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There was a time in my life when it was easy for me to find someone to share my life with- it may not have been a logical or good choice, but I made it anyway. There were seasons of being taken for granted, overlooking red flags, enduring emotional abuse, settling for safe and dependable, even
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In my last blog post, I described how perfectionism can be passed down from generation to generation if allowed to persist. In my own upbringing, blue ribbons in horse shows, A’s in grades and winning in sports were strongly encouraged — and that is putting it mildly. I did pass some of that down to
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