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IMPORTANT NOTICE
I will continue to post to my #Youtube read aloud channels, but I am taking a hiatus from my social media postings.
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Feb 231 min read
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Between crazy and lazy
Being overly busy and in a rush can make life no fun. Here's a few tips to find a middle ground.
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Apr 12, 20232 min read
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Disagreements Happen
When working in a pre-school class the number of children can far exceed the number of adults. Obviously, the adults can’t have eyes on...
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Mar 2, 20232 min read
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Invite someone
The “holiday season” is upon us. In my opinion, Halloween kicks it off followed by Thanksgiving Christmas New Year’s Eve or whatever...
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Nov 3, 20222 min read
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Help Each Other
The other day I watched a father & his young daughter mowing the lawn together on the riding mower. It immediately took me back to the...
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Oct 19, 20223 min read
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How We Communicate Matters
proper communication is important to any relationship. There… point made. Most of you are saying, “Well, yeah. Tell us something we...
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Oct 12, 20222 min read
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Would You Change Your Past?
Things we wish we knew when we were younger… Have you ever pondered that statement? Are there things you wish you had done differently? ...
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Sep 29, 20222 min read
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What is Your Level of Commitment
There are many definitions for the word “commitment”. I like this one best – a pledge or promise; obligation. With any decision, that is...
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Sep 22, 20222 min read
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How To Move Toward Abundance
Making Good Decisions: Separating Your Future From Your Past “And the best way to predict your future, is to create it.” – Abraham...
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Sep 15, 20222 min read
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Take the lesson
We’ve all heard about “life lessons” and how we could/should react to them. Usually, when we refer to having learned a lesson, it is in...
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Sep 8, 20221 min read
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Eye Contact and Smiles
Recently, I watched a baby, maybe 6 months old; pat his dad’s arm, in hopes of getting his attention. Dad was paying attention to the...
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Aug 26, 20222 min read
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Tips to Reduce Back to School Stress
When the kids go to school it can be stressful, for the entire family. Especially, if it’s a “first.” It doesn’t matter if it’s Daycare...
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Aug 16, 20222 min read
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Embracing differences
The other day I bent down to pick something up off the floor when I started looking at the books on the shelf under our coffee table and...
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Aug 11, 20222 min read
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How are you doing?
Several years ago Tom Rath and Jim Harter, of the Gallup organization, published a book titled Well-Being: The Five Essential Elements....
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Jul 13, 20223 min read
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What Do You Value Most?
While I love to write, speak, coach, and encourage others to be at peace with themselves and always have hope for the future, there are a...
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Jul 7, 20222 min read
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Summer Declutter
It’s that time of year again, time to go through your things and reevaluate! It’s summertime right… garage sales and all that? Yes, but...
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Jun 23, 20221 min read
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Prioritizing and Trade-offs
Whether you call it, Planning Prioritizing Trade-offs Time blocking Choosing any number of other possibilities, the simple truth is… When...
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Jun 15, 20222 min read
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Wilting or Watered?
I went outside the other morning and saw my poor plants limp and wilted. I knew just what they needed and gave them a big dose of water....
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Jun 9, 20222 min read
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The Truth About Memorial Day
I originally wrote this in 2012. It received so many positive comments that I decided to repost it every year. God bless our troops and...
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May 26, 20222 min read
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Sing it Out
I came across the stat that said Bohemian Rhapsody, by Queen, was the number one sing along song in the country last year. Some recent...
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May 19, 20221 min read
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