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Our Daily Bread

You know, it’s ironic, that we often find ourselves in the pursuit of happiness, when happiness was never something we were promised, or even something we were told we should expect.

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Summertime

After marking off the days on the calendar, here we are…it’s finally summer. We are one week in…and I am about to pull my hair out!

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Date Up

We somehow decide where we fit in, where we are on the social ladder, what our value is in this world. Whatever that value, that is where we go for friendships, relationships, jobs, etc. Sometimes we get it right, and sometimes we sell ourselves short.

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To Every Mom

I am grateful to all of the women who have mothered me over the years. Women who have held me, consoled me, led me, taught me. They are each instrumental in who I am today.

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Mom Grace

It seems that we moms get this idea in our heads that we will do things perfectly, or we will do them right, or we can somehow juggle more balls than a professionally-trained circus juggler.

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There Is A Season

I remember days feeling like I didn’t sign up for this. Days thinking we must have made some wrong turn. Days wondering how long this would last and if we could make it out and make things better.

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What Did You Do Right?

And that is what I have to say to each and every one of you taking time out of your crazy busy life to read this here and now…it’s ok. Whatever it is, wherever you are, whatever you did or did not do today…it’s ok.

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The Unexpected

The first lesson learned here is things never go as expected. The second lesson is don’t stick your fingers in between the open oven door and the oven, even if all you want to do is clean out those pesky crumbs.

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