Category: honesty
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Know and Trust
Feeling hard-pressed or stressed? Same. Life has required roller blades lately. And mostly for lovely moments. Ten college applications are now submitted for our high school senior (and to clarify – 10 applications that required at least twice that number of essays). We’ve shown up for loved ones and friends when needed. We voted early…
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Definitely Maybe
While chatting with a friend over tea, I recently referred to life by its well-earned nickname. Definitely Maybe. We were comparing notes on how we can count on life being unpredictable. Life can deliver glad surprises one moment, and blindside us with “What, wait?!” moments the next. Simply put, life definitely brings -and springs –…
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Nah-nah-nee-boo-boo
Sometimes, I still say nah-nah-nee-boo-boo. If you don’t know, nah-nah-nee-boo-boo is like a punctuation mark among kids. It’s used to tease or one-up someone else. As in, “I’VE got some ice cream, nah-nah-nee-boo-boo!” Or, “I’m going skaaaaating, nah-nah-nee-boo-boo!” In any case, being on the receiving end of nah-nah-nee-boo-boo usually means pouting faces and frustration.…
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Carry On
Just the other day – and completely uninvited – COVID showed up and ordered me around for almost a week. My usual to-do list started collecting dust. I could feel the weight of unmet deadlines getting heavier on my mind. As much as I wanted to do, my body would only let me be. Be…
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Skip Me, God
Sometimes life comes so fast and furious that I just wanna say: Skip Me, God. Pretty please, with sugar on top. Recently, my hubby and teen were sick-sick at the same time. They felt absolutely awful, with fever, congestion, aches . . . the works. As I jumped into care mode, I was already on…
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Love ‘Em Anyway
Do you ever have a hard time loving some folks? The other day, I had an interaction with someone who always, without fail rubs me the wrong way. Someone who smiles sweetly at me one moment, and throws digs and jabs my way the very next. The Christian in me wants to love this Negative…
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Never Alone
There’s something about this time of year. School’s out, summer’s on, and transitions are underway. In our home, a kindergartener is now a first grader. And we have two rising seniors, one in high school and one in college. Friends have kiddos heading to sleepaway camps, where kids are learning to be a bit more…
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Loved
February 14 gets all the attention when it comes to love. No shade, but I’d argue that another day outshines Valentine’s Day for celebrating love. And not the fleeting kind, but the steadfast, love-you-even-if-you-act-a-pure-fool kind of love. There’s a type of love that knows no end or beginning. Love that is secure, unchanging. A sacrificial…
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A Fond Farewell
As the youngins say, life be lifing. But, it’s still life. And, this year often reminded me that life is such an incredible gift.
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Knowing
Years ago, I worked for a large school district. Whenever we hit red tape and roadblocks, my mentor Carol would smile at me and ask, “Can you live with ambiguity?” And each time I’d reply with a grimace and mutter, “Nope.” I’m one of those recovering perfectionists whose comfort zone is clarity. Understanding who, what,…
