Healing the Wounded Heart of Sexual Abuse
Recently a Facebook Friend was talking about sexual abuse. I said, "People should read Dan Allender's new book Healing the Wounded Heart. Then she would know her feelings are universal amoung sexual abuse survivors." If you have been...
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What I’ve Been Up To
What’s Keeping Me Busy In early January we had a baby shower for my daughter Taylor. Her in-laws flew in from Texas and we had a bunch of young women here at our house to celebrate. It was a blast. At the end of January I invited a few of my friends to InTea so they...
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A Mother’s Reckoning by Sue Klebold (a book review)
I just finished reading Sue Klebold's book A Mother's Reckoning. *All proceeds from the book go towards mental health. I live here in Littleton and knew people involved in the tragedy. I attend the church that planted 15 trees (including two for Dylan...
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The Books I Read The Second Half Of 2015
Can you believe 2015 has two days left in it? I didn't get as many books read as I usually do because we were so busy traveling and remodeling. However, I got to read a wide variety of books and I think you'd enjoy most of them. For each book listed, I cut and pasted...
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The Books I Read The First Half Of 2015
Here's the list of books I read starting on January 1st, 2015. I decided not to rate them because if I didn't think a book was 4 or 5 stars I would have put it down. My favorites were The Girl on the Train, Scary Close, The Fear...
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How To Stop Living By Fear And Trust Your Inner Pilot
I'm always looking for good books about extreme self care. I just finished reading Dr. Lissa Rankin's newest book The Fear Cure. Though I liked her first book Mind Over Medicine better, this one had some good points. On page 241, she says she and Rachel Naomi Remen...
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How My Community Helped Me Forgive
“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover the prisoner was you.” ~Louis Smedes For years I had been consumed with venom towards a special enemy. To protect the person involved I won’t go into the specific details. Our family had been...
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My Ten Most Popular Blog Posts
Just for fun I checked out my google analytics to see what my most popular blog posts were. Here they are in order of popularity: 1. Life Code by Dr. Phil - a book review 2. Ten Things I Learned in My 40s That I Wish I Knew in My 20s and 30s 3. Momastery...
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Dear woman who had an abortion, sitting in the back of the church . . .
Dear woman who had an abortion, sitting in the back of the church . . .This morning I woke up with you heavy on my heart. So heavy that I penned a letter to my pastor: Dear Pastor, Sometimes I feel like the things I dream about are what I'm supposed to say. I'm not...
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The Books I Read The Second Half of 2014
In July I shared a list of books I read the first half of 2014. Today I'll share the books I read the second half of 2014. I’ll give each book a grade and a quick blurb telling you what it’s about. Feel free to clink on the links in bold. 33. Close Your...
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