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What I Learned in February

It seemed to me that February flew by in a blur of snow and cold, off days with kids delayed or home from school.  I’m not sure where it went, but if I’m being honest, I’m glad it’s gone.  March brings with it a sense of hope…longer days…warmer temps…the smell of changing seasons even though

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Caring for Myself by Getting Stronger

So let’s just say I didn’t do to sporty on my own test.  The questions I asked HERE about what parts of us need tending to and caring for hit a little close to home in my own heart.  And in the figuring out of things, I’ve connected a few dots that just might make

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In Which We Figure out How We are Doing…Really

You are a good girl.  A loving mother, sister, friend, employee, employer, spouse, auntie, cousin…we could go on and on listing the roles that you fulfill to the many people that you impact and influence.  And we are repeatedly told in direct and subtle ways that to fulfill these roles to the best of our

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IF She Lets Go….

She’s on her knees in the darkened room.  What everyone else is doing doesn’t much matter.  God’s voice is as unique and individual as the hearts of the gathered women.  Tears fall hot as she whispers the truth she wishes he didn’t know…forehead pressed against the concrete barrier in front of her.  Of course he

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Taking Care of You…ALL of You

I told you HERE that this has been a swirl in my brain.  There is SO MUCH that we could talk about and learn when it comes to taking care of ourselves.  “Just keep pulling the thread” has been my motto.  I will keep asking questions, trying to learn the answers and see what God

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What I Learned in January

I L.O.V.E. learning and growing for all sorts of different reasons.  If you need a reason to keep things fresh in your life, here you go…. I have heard it said that the reason it feels like life is going faster and faster is that there are no longer new experiences to create new feelings

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Heartblind

Have you seen this from Febreeze?  Noseblind. http://youtu.be/dKlziym4Yvk   The kids and I were watching something on TV and a Febreeze commercial came on.  The concept of the whole 2 minutes was that people become noseblind.  Noseblind is the inability to detect the accumulated smells in ones environment even though others can. Silly, yes, but

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Balance vs. Surrender

These words grabbed my attention immediately as my eyes worked across the screen.  A resounding YES bubbled up from my heart.  I’m tired of the messages, plans, worksheets that tell us we can do it all as long as we organize, manipulate and twist every minute of our day to squeeze everything out of it

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Easy Meal Plan – You CAN Do This!

  I shared with you HERE that one of my goals is to feed my family good meals.  For me, that doesn’t always mean super healthy (I have an intense love for homemade mac ‘n cheese) but it does mean made at home.  Time spent in the kitchen and around the table are never wasted

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