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Listen To Your Critics
To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, be nothing. ~ Aristotle Guess he told us. We all know that constructive criticism can empower, just as destructive criticism can crush. I’m speaking to the...
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Oh, Boy!
Boy. He’s one of my favorite things. Spoken like a doting mom, right? When Boy first entered our lives, I was nervous about being a good mom. I find it interesting that when Girl entered our lives...
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Perimenopause Can Suck It #7: The Kegel Edition
CAVEAT: Some material within may not be safe for work, as it contains frank talk about lady’s Southern regions. Yep, perimenopause can still suck it. She’s hanging around, trying my last nerve some...
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Act Like a Lady
I was raised by a mother who insisted I be a lady. Or at least try and act like one. My mother was a transplanted German living in a foreign land, in a small West Texas town, trying to raise her...
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What I Will Tell Sweet E: Grace Endures
Grace for the day; grace for the way, baby. Having a saving grace, saves. Burdened with sin; blessed with grace. grace noun \ˈgrās\ 1. a : unmerited divine assistance given humans for their...
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Gift-Giving: Make or Buy?
A little over two months has passed since Christmas and I’ve had some time to think about gift-giving. I’ve been wondering what’s better: make or buy? Which is preferred by others: make or buy? Does...
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Your Unintentional Imprint
Have you ever thought about your unintentional imprint on this world? You know, the pieces of you that make an impression on others when you’re not even thinking about it? Life is surprising and...
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What I’ll Tell Sweet E: Just Show Up
While this is definitely a post for Sweet E, it’s also a post for all of us, because sometimes we can use the reminder. March is here. Did you notice? The first day of spring is thisclose. I even...
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10 Steps to Recover From a Beat Down
Beat downs (to harass or crush one’s spirit) come in many forms. I’ve suffered more than I can count in my life and I have some advice I’d like to offer about how to recover from one that seems...
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What I’ll Tell Sweet E: Find Your Voice
When I learned to read, you could pretty much find me with a book in my hands from there on out. Especially if that book had been written by Dr. Seuss. I was entranced by his lyrical use of seemingly...
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The Best Advice No One Ever Gave Me
In the last year, as Sweet E has grown, I keep finding myself telling Husband, “I need to tell Boy/Girl _____. No one ever told me that and I wished they had.” The best advice no one ever gave me, but...
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What I’ll Tell Sweet E: You Determine Your Way
Dear Sweet E, I’ve left you with so much advice in this last year. So many words about the things I know to be true. Maybe some of my wisdom won’t be what you need or remotely apply to the where...
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U.S. Flag Primer
I have written on this subject before, but I thought it important enough to offer a flag primer once again. Kinda like getting a yearly checkup with your doc; it’s always nice to be educated on the...
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Required Summer Reading: Secondary Drowning
I’ve written about drowning before and how the actual process of drowning doesn’t look like you might think it would (if you missed that important post, you can read it HERE). Today, let’s take a look...
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5 Easy Steps to Find Focus
How’s your to-do list looking? How high is your laundry pile? Does the idea of staying focused long enough to plan anything, a party, a meal, a day with friends make you want to collapse into a nap?...
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My Body Tells a Story
I am a mother of a son. When he was born and the doctor held him up triumphantly like a much sought after trophy as he exclaimed, “It’s a boy!” I took in a deep breath of relief. A boy. I know boys;...
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A Profound Moment of Grace
Who loves a compliment? WHO?! Me. You. ALL THE WORLD. We’ll get to that soon enough. This post is a windy, wandering, wisp of what I’d actually like to say but can’t articulate because my...
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Ask OMT! #3: Do Grandparents Get Jealous of the Other Grandparents?
Do Grandparents Get Jealous of the Other Grandparents? Well, that’s some question, isn’t it. To tell you the truth, it makes me a little uncomfortable, simply because the short answer is yes. YES!...
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What I’ll Tell Sweet E: Feel It All
My sweet little man, each time I sit down to write what I know, I wonder if I’ll be able to do my emotions justice by my words. Emotions are the best part of being who we were born to be; they’re the...
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What I’ll Tell Sweet E: We are all Broken and Needy
This subject is hard. Who wants to admit to being needy? To being broken? No one, that’s who. Yet, we are. Each and every one of us. Sweet E, my lovely little man, how I love you and your...
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