It’s just a blanket, given to him by a friend. But my 7-year old wants it with him as we drive to the hospital in the early morning hours while it’s still dark outside. It’s soft, made of fleece and soccer balls- the sport my son was playing when he broke his leg last week. It’s a […]
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As you probably know, having a career and being a parent has its challenges. Yesterday, my 10-year old son and our 7-year old friend, and I went to the Word studios on Music Row in downtown Nashville to record character voices for an upcoming Christmas musical I just finished writing for Word. (Other people wrote
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(Listen to the audio recording of this post by clicking on the bar above) Even if you didn’t see the opening scene to Dumb and Dumber 2, I think we can all agree that pretending you’re insane for 20 years is just plain…dumb. But then, it’s supposed to be. Our smartphones, on the other hand, are
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I’m just a middle-class country girl. I don’t own a fancy gown, and if we ever have steak, we have to use our steak knives to cut it. Chew it long enough and we call it “steak gum.” With 4 boys and 5 pets, I do things like clean stinky feet with wipies and walk
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On the eve of the New Year, many of us write goals of all that we want to accomplish over the next 365 days. Our goals typically include things like conquering our weaknesses and achieving success. I’ve written goals in the past like, “Clean Out Clutter” and “Get Organized” which for me are about as helpful
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(click audio bar above to listen to this post) Your birthday is your day to be selfish. Eat your favorite breakfast on the couch with your purring cat on your lap, no chores, your favorite activities, and everyone serves you what you want the way you want it, right? At least…that’s what I’ve always thought. To
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(Click on the audio bar above to hear this blog post.) There are many books I want to write in my lifetime. Many about communication. But there’s one book I had to write first. In the next few weeks it will be available on Amazon.com. Four years ago I was shocked when I tested positive for
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(For the audio recording of this post, click on the bar above) How I ended up in women’s shoes at Walmart, I’ll never know. I didn’t even need shoes. I was just meandering. I had dropped off my fourth son at a Father-Son campout and honestly, I was a bit lost. No good reason
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(Let’s pretend we’re sitting down for coffee and I’m telling you this story 🙂 Click the audio link above.) Every one of us is a storyteller. We tell stories to friends over a cup of coffee, stories to our kids while we’re tucking them into bed, stories to co-workers, relatives, neighbors. Some stories make us wince
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“Ben is trying to steal Jackson from me!” My son was distraught. The friend he thought was his “best friend” was spending a lot of time with another friend. “I know. It’s hard when it looks that way,” I said. Then I asked, “So what’s the scariest thing about that for you?” Big tears welled
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