We all have rough days. You know, those days you wish you could push away and leave behind. As I parent my kids, and especially as I walk through adolescence with my seventh-grade daughter, I'm frequently reminded of the heartache, the unkind friends, and those disappointing moments you wish you ...
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Wrestling with the 3 A’s: Anxiety, Approval, Abandonment
No matter who you are, I'm willing to bet you struggle with what I call three A's, which are anxiety, approval, and abandonment. Just when you think you've got life figured out, or you got today's checklist done, sneaky Satan will up the ante by suggesting to you that perhaps you need to worry ...
After Job Loss and Brain Surgery
Having just undergone my sixth surgery, clearly I'm qualified to write about the healing process. My first taste of major surgery was thrust on me at the youthful age of 25, and it was brain surgery at that. ...