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We drop them off, but we don’t leave them. We miss them, and we also know this is the next right step. We pass their empty room at home with the bed still made and the objects untouched, and hope they are settling into the new room we just helped them put together. We say ... Read More about We Drop Them Off, But We Don’t Leave Them…

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For many months, I have been doing EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) as a form of therapy to help me work through trauma.  For those of you unfamiliar with EMDR, this type of therapy uses bilateral stimulation, such as side-to-side eye movements, hand taps, or audio tones to engage both sides of the brain. ... Read More about I Had No Idea I had Been Holding on to This much Grief: Nearly Three Decades of Stored Pain

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It’s graduation week for our daughter, Amelia. Weeks like this come with a lot of feelings. There is excitement, pride, and joy. She is ready for this next step and has worked hard over the years for the moment when the diploma will be placed in her hand. She has chosen a school that feels ... Read More about One Door is Closing….And Another is About to Open

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Something inside me is changing. For most of my life, I would look at my schedule and feel a low-grade hum of anxiety travel throughout my body. When people would ask me how I was doing, I would respond with what I was doing. And if I looked out past a couple weeks in my ... Read More about I Don’t Have To – I Get To!

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Hey friends! I am SO excited to let you know that the e-version of Return to Jesus is on sale through April 16 for JUST $1.99. This is such an incredible deal, I just had to share! Please pass along to anyone who you think may be blessed by this book. I am continuing to ... Read More about Return to Jesus is ON SALE for $1.99!

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Today is Good Friday. The day we remember the death of Jesus. God’s One and Only Son. Fully God and fully man.  The sacrificial lamb whose death covers all of our sins.  He was not of wealth or great social status. The company He chose to keep was less than desirable according to society’s standards.  He ... Read More about Today is Good Friday

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I have been in denial. I didn’t know I was in denial until recently. I guess that’s how denial works… I’ve been going along, doing my thing (which is a lot of things in this stage of life) not thinking much about the fact that our second-born is a senior and the school year is ... Read More about Thoughts from a Mom in Denial

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I realized something the other day. Something profound, yet simple. I need more playfulness in my life. I am a silly person by nature – some may even say weird – in the most endearing way, of course. I like doing silly things. I like being playful. When my kids were young, playfulness arrived daily ... Read More about Can Adults Still Play Tag? Or Hide-and-Go-Seek? I Think So.

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Hi friend, The holidays are upon us and I don’t know about you, but I am already feeling it. It’s a familiar feeling. A mixture of joy and stress and happiness and the feeling of being on the verge of snapping at every person who lives under my roof.  Every year when the holidays approach, ... Read More about This Year Will be Different – Only It’s Not

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Friends, So much of what we see on social media, especially this time of year, is the shiny stuff. It’s the freshly baked cookies and the images taken by the Christmas tree. It’s the matching pajamas and the immaculately decorated home. It’s another year of wonderful traditions and the twinkling lights covering the outside bushes ... Read More about It’s Not About the Shiny Stuff

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