Slow Growing Roots
I lived in the same small Midwestern town throughout my entire childhood. After having our first child, my husband and I decided we wanted to…
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What God Was Doing (Part 2)
Did you miss part 1 from yesterday? Catch up here. The next morning, I apologized again to the man who brought me out (who I…
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A Comedy of Errors Trip… Or a Divinely Arranged Mess? (Part 1)
For years now, as an author and speaker I’ve been used to the quirks of life on the road. But last week’s coast-to-coast adventure to…
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Do as I Suggest Not as I Do Organizational Ideas
Oh that it wasn’t time to get organized again, although I’ve been “getting” organizing for the last 3 years. Yes, years. I wish that was an exaggeration. …
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The Great New Year’s Purge
You’ve probably done it yourself before. Packing up to travel home after all of the Christmas festivities and generous gifts of relatives who—like God—love to…
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The Blues Cure for Mom
It was winter, a blizzard raged outside, but inside the cozy home despair was raging inside the heart of this young mom. My son was…
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How to Help Kids Tackle Challenging Social Skills
It was a family wedding. Everyone was exclaiming over the kids, reluctantly decked out in their ring bearer getup—or happily in a flower girl dress….
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An Eggy Mess on Aisle 12
It was Christmas Eve and I had to make one last run to the grocery store before I could continue making more delicious things to…
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My Mom Will Feed You!
I was reminded yesterday of one of my kids’ favorite lines: “My mom will feed you!” All I have to do is think about it,…
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Celebrating Extravagantly
I’ve spent a lot of time down in my basement recently in an attempt to get rid of stuff. I have a lot of stuff. …
