My story starts in Maine, actually Dover, New Hampshire, because the small down where my parents lived didn’t have a hospital of it’s own. My grandparents were hard-working, “salt of the earth” people. My maternal grandparents were good, moral people, but not “church-goers” as they might have said. My paternal grandfather died of cancer when …
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Motherhood: Strengthening Self Control
My flower beds are a disaster. Weeds have overtaken them and it’s quite embarrassing. When we first moved into this house, I had a colicky baby and a two year old in the throes of autism. I also had an eight year old needing lots of attention. So you can imagine I had exactly zero …
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Letting Go of Control: A Testimony
I have a problem. Realizing I have a problem was not easy for me. From the outside looking in, I’ve always been the girl who had it all together. I had a plan and nothing would veer me away from it. Control over people, situations, and outcomes is the tool I used to cope with …
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15 Verses for Parenting Adult Children
Adult children — a conundrum, no? I’m not sure when I crossed over from Parenting Those Little Ones Who Obviously Need All the Help They Can Get — to — I’m Still Your Parent But I Guess You Don’t Really Want To Hear Every Wise Thought That Crosses My Brain. What happened? And when? For …
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Desperate for Love: A Testimony
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean unto your own understanding. (Proverbs 3:5) Sometimes we think we know what’s best for ourselves and our lives or we think we have all the answers, when the reality is, we don’t; but God does. God knows what our needs and wants are– sometimes …
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Seven “Nevers” in Scripture
As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you… (Isaiah 66:13) All of my kids were what I call “blanket babies”. Each of them practically since they came out of the womb have had a special blanket that is like a literal extension of their bodies. When my youngest was around twelve months …
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