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Four Things You Are Not, and One Thing You Are (How to Define Yourself)
It’s a Saturday afternoon and I’m standing before an overcrowded room of sleepy moms at nap time. Before I launch into my speech outline,...
Mar 25, 20142 min read


Get Over Yourself When You're Talked About Behind Your Back
Some time ago, during the course of a conversation, a friend proceeded to tell me something she’d heard someone say about me behind my...
Mar 5, 20142 min read


Difficult People are Like Cake Testers and You Need Them
Image credit: shaunasever.com Recently someone behaved rudely toward me, which wouldn't ordinarily be a big deal, except this person,...
Jan 29, 20142 min read


Why I Don’t Want My Daughters to Have High Self Esteem
Because sometimes those with “high self esteem” have low others-esteem. Because if my girls grow up to think highly of themselves but are...
Dec 16, 20132 min read


A Jehovah’s Witness Came to My Door Today
She was short and stout, and her face showed her years. Hair was tied in a scarf, and the wind blew her skirt around shoes made for those...
Oct 31, 20132 min read


We’re Quitting the Church!
Recently a former pastor said to me, “I appreciate what you’re doing. I’ve been there, done that —going door-to-door, trying to get...
Oct 30, 20132 min read
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