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Does What You’re Doing Really Count?
This last week didn’t quite go exactly as planned.
I’m guessing that’s happened to you too in the recent past.
You plan to stay on schedule. But the only thing that sticks to its guns is a blasted headache that ruins your day.
You plan to work out and get outdoors more. But the only thing that takes ...
Location, Location, Location – The Real Estate Deal That Truly Matters
The other day a friend drove me to her brand-new house.
You know what they say in the real-estate business — the mantra when it comes to choosing a house is “location, location, location.”
Well, her new house had a reasonably good location with a sorta nice view, you know, nothing too fancy — JUST A GOLF ...
Good Moms Yell Too?
Here’s a dark and somewhat dirty secret . . .
Moms yell.
We do
It’s not something we talk about often.
It’s not something we choose to display on social media.
It’s not something we want on our parenting resumes.
It remains tucked away because there’s shame attached to it. After all, other moms don’t raise their voices and completely lose it with ...
‘Am’ Is All That Matters – Why ‘The Chosen’ Speaks To Us
At the end of every show in the series The Chosen, my 11-year-old daughter asks with incredulity: “What?! It’s done already? Can we watch another one? Pleeeaseeee!”
While my husband and I are pretty particular about limited screen time, we’ve indulged her every now and then. (There could, ahem, be the "possibility" that we allowed “another one” because ...
Seven Unhelpful Words When Someone Is Hurting (And What To Say Instead)
No one wants to be unempathetic when a friend is in a painful situation.
Or at least only a handful of Devil-Wears-Prada-type boss people actually set out to be callous about others’ problems. Most of us want to say the right thing to a hurting friend.
But, sometimes, one’s foot does this weird thing and gets stuck ...
When Mercy Comes Running
There’s a sense of “she owes me” that has crept into my giving.
I’m ashamed to admit it.
It makes me cringe.
It makes me want to curl up into a ball and pretend like I’m not me.
But, unfortunately, it’s true.
The thought slips into my mind and creates a full-fledged story that I convince myself is true.
It goes ...
Sharing the Truth in Love in a Cancel Culture
Growing up in a strict Catholic school, I learned to stay under the radar.
“Convent education” in India in the 80’s and 90’s meant wearing impeccable uniforms, down to having a satin bow on your head and polished shoes on your feet. It meant standing up every time a teacher entered the room. It meant being ...
When it’s Time to Quit Jumping to Conclusions
Have you ever jumped to a conclusion only to feel red-faced and kind of foolish later?
Yeah, me too.
Usually, the conclusions I jump to are not the happy kind. They make me panicky. They make me reach for more chocolate than I should. They make me hound my husband with “Babe, I feel miserable” conversations. I’m ...
July is the New January: Time to Reset
It’s the halfway point of the year.
Maybe the first part of your year has gone exactly like you planned it.
(Somehow, the chances of that having happened will likely range from ‘slim’ to ‘yeah, right.’)
For me, the first six months of 2021 were different from what I’d charted out. For one, I thought I would be ...
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