Tag: truth
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Our Invisible and Unwelcome Family Member
My son is living with anxiety and depression, but the entire family lives with the fallout caused by his anxiety and depression.
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Speak Up
In three vastly different scenarios today I found myself either thinking or speaking these words….Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves ~ Proverbs 31:8 See somebody hurting? Speak up. See somebody being hurt? Speak up. See a broken system? Speak up. Faced with the choice to do nothing or do something? Speak up.…
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Life in Black & White – $2 Motivation
My son is back in a cycle where his anxiety is causing him to want to opt out of anything which takes him outside of the house. That includes school. This morning he dug in pretty firmly when it was time to head out the door to school – getting him there took lots of…
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Life In Black & White: Advent 2017 – Real, Raw, Broken, Beautiful
For the past few years, I have participated in a photo-a-day challenge during the season of Advent. It helps me to remember to slow down, pay attention, and notice the people and things around me. It helps me to focus on what is most important in this season that is so easily overshadowed by the busy-ness and bustle that is the rush to…
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Guest Post – A Little Broken, by Owen
I am excited and proud to share this guest post written by my son. He used a writing assignment for his 6th grade English Language Arts class as an opportunity to be brave and share a piece of himself with his teacher and class. And he has agreed to let me share his words with…
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Hold My Hand
One day recently, I watched as a mother successfully completed the juggling act that is getting two children under 3 from the car, safely through a parking lot, and to the entrance of their destination. “Hold my hand,” she told them. Both kids were old enough to walk – one of them clearly would have…
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The Is Us; 2017
One year ago today I hit publish on “a little project” I’d been working on. Today I went back and read the post that started what has become an incredible journey. Take a peek and see where we started. We’re in a much better place in general today than we were when I wrote that…
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This is Why..
This is a post I have been pondering for quite some time. Truth be told, I’ve written it dozens of times in my head, but hesitated to send the words out into the world. Why? Because as much as I KNOW this post isn’t about any one person, I am pretty certain that there are…
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It’s Okay to Cry
We’re in Philadelphia for a few days. As we walked around near Independence Hall today, we spotted this… As my son walked past it he said, “Sometimes you have to cry. It’s okay to cry” Yes it is.
We're All A Little Broken 