Does Grief Have an Expiration Date?+

“I wish I was there. We would cry and probably cuss.” The words came from a close friend the day...

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Mom Sent Me Away So I’d Come Home+

Let me tell you some stories about my mom. She was a creative persuader. When I was a surly teenager...

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Singled Out in Church+

I love the church. I love that I grew up in the church. Because I love the people who cared...

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What and Why I Hoard+

The present is razor-thin; it’s always tumbling into the past before we enjoy it. My parents passed away not long ago....

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Turning the Other Cheek, Part 2: Admitting It+

In Part 1, we discussed how every one of us has been “emotionally slapped” or treated cruelly by someone. How...

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Shattered by Shame+

An enormous cherry-wood table sits in the conference room at my workplace. The edges of the table are scraped and...

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Time Trials of a Work-at-Home Mom+

The Olympics have brought intense competition, heartfelt emotion, and really good ads. Like my favorite commercial about Olympian Noelle Pikus-Pace, who won...

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Hands Off My Red Handle+

I was 12, maybe 13 years old. It was winter, and my cousins and I had spent the morning sledding....

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