Need some advice?

I’m the type who likes to consult others and is willing to take their advice, especially if I ask for it. I’m a firm believer that I don’t always have all the answers (or even the right ones) and that different viewpoints can shed light on what may seem to me like a closed door. [...]

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Expectations

I’ve been thinking a lot about expectations in the last few days. My family has high expectations of me and what they think I should do for them. For example: my husband expects me to remember everything that could be linked to a time or date on the calendar. It doesn’t matter to him where [...]

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What’s for lunch?

Now that my kids are on their own for the first time this summer, the question of what’s for lunchlooms larger than ever. When I talked to my daughter today, she said all they had was leftover macaroni and cheese (and soft drinks, I discovered later). They didn’t eat any chicken nuggets or turkey lunch [...]

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Letting go

I don’t know which is harder: letting go of my children as they get older or keeping myself from turning into my mother, who still keeps a watchful eye on me even as I enter middle age. Nothing I do (or don’t do) doesn’t escape her notice or comment.
Ever since my kids were too old [...]

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Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day was okay, except for the weather. It was windy, raw, and rainy here, so all I wanted to do was hibernate. It was a typical spring day this year– wet and cold.
Except for taking my mom to church with us and going out to eat afterwards, it was an ordinary Sunday in many [...]

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