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The Red Bucket Man
Someone reached out to me this week. “Every time I see the red bucket man, I think of you, and put a little money in the bucket.” That warmed my heart. One of the great gifts that blogging has brought me is the many people I’ve learned from and...How To Avoid A Long Hauliday
People can dread the holiday season for a number of both simple and complicated reasons. If it’s loss.. You might have had losses or trials in your life that overwhelm any attempts to celebrate; you remember past holiday seasons with tears in your eyes....Finding Meaning In Friendships That End
I remember the first Christmas break after my freshman year in college. My high school friends and I had just seen each other at Thanksgiving. Everything had been fantastic — lots of reminiscing as well as catching up, laughing about someone sporting a new beard...Five Common Ways Couples Bicker And Fuss – And Five Strategies to Stop
We all do it. Fuss. Bicker. Squabble. And we usually do it with the people we supposedly love the most. These are the fights that feel almost scripted because both people say the same things over and over. You can predict how long it’s going to last, and then...What Are You Teaching Your Daughter About Her Body? Five Strategies for Being a Healthy Role Model.
Sometimes, something hits a nerve. A few years ago this Dove commercial caught my attention. It highlights body image messages that mothers might unintentionally give daughters. And.. it shocked me. The subject of the video is moms talking about what they liked and...
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