Expectations and Giving Myself Grace
Expectations are a bit like resolutions, aren’t they? They can get us into a load of trouble, especially if you’re like me and set the…
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Marriage in Turmoil?
My husband struggles with workaholism, a time-stealing beast he continuously tries to tame. As his loving wife I have to do my very best to support…
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Add the “D-Word” to the List of Four-Letter Words
My 11-year-old son chastised me the other day. A car was driving very erratically in front of us on the road, and I blurted out,…
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When God Packs Your Lunch
My mom packed a sack lunch for me daily for nearly my entire school career. (Thirteen years, three sisters, and my father… that’s a lot…
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A Serious Love of Honey
When did my life become so serious? I’m not a serious person, seriously. I always seem to be sharing challenging, frustrating, and overwhelming things. Life…
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He Made an A!
I know there are many women out there who wrestle every evening when homework time rolls around. To have a child who struggles with school…
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Feeling Overwhelmed? Consider This…
Recently we moved from the house where we’d lived for nearly 35 years. You can imagine the stuff that five kids and two parents had collected…
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Honoring Your Parents
My mother, Jean Peterson, laid a strong foundation for the woman I am today. To honor the investment that she has made in me and…
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Going Crazy
Every once in a while when I put my sunglasses on, I pretend my sage colored minivan is a shiny black Escalade fully loaded, with…
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Beautiful Mess
“I am a mess” are words I have uttered more times than I would like to admit. Do you feel me? If you are a…
