Category: Family
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How to Build Each Other Up This Thanksgiving
“Otherwise, if you give thanks with your spirit, how can anyone in the position of an outsider say ‘Amen’ to your thanksgiving when he does not know what you are saying? For you may be giving thanks well enough, but the other person is not being built up.”— 1 Corinthians 14:16–17 (ESV) Thanksgiving Day always Read more
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How to Balance Your Writing with Life’s Demands
Finding space to write amid work, family, chores, and the demands of daily living can feel like trying to catch lightning in a bottle. How do you balance your writing with all the urgent things that need to get done right away? With intention, discipline, and a dash of grace, you can cultivate a sustainable Read more
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Out from Under My Mother’s Wing: A Journey of Pain, Growth, and Freedom
Under My Mother’s Wing; In Her Shadow How my mother’s early trauma shaped the power dynamic in our relationship My mother was a force—complicated, commanding, and deeply shaped by the circumstances of her own upbringing. For much of my life, I existed under my mother’s wing. In her shadow. When my mother was around ten Read more