Several months ago, while dropping off one of my daughter’s friends, I heard from the backseat, Strugggulll! Apparently she was having difficulty unlatching her seatbelt. A few weeks later I heard her say, The struggle is real!
Curious, I asked my girls about it. Because really, I don’t think ...
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It’s NOT ok!
When someone I love is experiencing pain or frustration of any kind, my first words to them are usually something like, It’s OK. It’s going to be OK.
Well, you know what? When someone is hurting, it’s not OK!
A couple of years ago, my MIL had her first major hospitalization. Congestive Heart ...
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I Soaked off My Acrylic Nails
I soaked off my acrylic nails today. I’ve been wanting to do this for a while. They don’t look so great right now. In fact, it will be at least four months before most of them are completely grown out and strong again.
I love having lovely nails. But I do not love the time it takes have them ...
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Displaced and Distressed
Life throws its curves. Sometimes I respond fairly well. Other times, not so much. Sometimes I start out great! Later, I crater in tears. I've been hanging out in the latter camp--displaced and distressed.
Our area has had A LOT of much-needed rain in the last several weeks. Over a week ago, a ...
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The Fragrance of Suffering
Frankincense, spikenard, myrrh, hyssop. Not sure which one it is, but the fragrance has clung to me all day. And I remember.
Every year a church in our area provides a walk-through "Passion Week Experience," Wednesday through Friday of Holy Week. It has become a regular part of my personal ...
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Scrawled or Legible?
Soon after my husband and I became engaged, I began the inevitable--practicing my new signature. No longer would I sign, C. Dianne Strangmeier. I would sign important documents as Dianne Thornton. I couldn't wait for it to be official! A couple of years ago I realized that I had become sloppy with ...
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