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Mar 5, 20142 minRelationshipsGet Over Yourself When You're Talked About Behind Your BackSome time ago, during the course of a conversation, a friend proceeded to tell me something she’d heard someone say about me behind my...
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Jun 20, 20132 minUnemploymentWhy I’m Not Mad at God (Thoughts on Unemployment)(This is a blog post from years ago, during an extended time of unemployment for my husband.) Yesterday. Rain, grey skies, and a phone...
Apr 15, 20132 minRelationships So You Don’t Have it All TogetherAre you one of us who doesn’t have it all together? And do you have people in your life who seem to accentuate the fact when they come...