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Who Have I Become Now That My Roles Have Disappeared?
Who am I? It used to be such an easy question. At least, I thought it was. I’d always answered “Who am I?” by listing the roles I inhabit. I’m a wife, a mother, a teacher. But recently, those roles have drastically changed. When I turned in student grades for the very last time, I wondered: “Who am I … now that I’m no longer employed as a college...
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Why Your Decision to Eat Less at the Holidays is the Wrong One
That was dumb! I can’t believe I did it again. I’d decided I wasn’t going to overeat at the holiday dinner — and I meant it! The day of the event, I...
How to Make Fewer Decisions and Gain More Freedom
“No more questions! If I have to decide one more thing today, I’ll explode!” Another Mother of the Year moment. I can’t remember the question he...
Do Easy Decisions Make You Feel Dumb? You’re Not Alone
How can this be? I’m a bright girl. I have lots to say. Some might even argue, “too much to say.” <ahem> So why can’t I decide what to write...
The One Thing You Need to Do to Make Your Prayer Life Flourish
To say “ivy blanketed the landscape” conjures the image of a manicured English garden. No, the summer I yanked the overgrown invader from my new...
5 Reasons You Don’t Want to Pray (and Why They’re Wrong)
Ever feel like you don't want to pray? How my students' behavior changed my mind about taking my problems to God in prayer. I open the classroom...
How to Free Others From Past Mistakes: What My Cookbook Taught Me
The comment sears my heart, but instead of reacting, I laugh and excuse myself to check on the soup that doesn’t need checking. I squeeze my eyes to...
The One Thing More Powerful Than Goal-Setting — How to Triumph in the New Year
The words taunt me: TODAY’S TOP 3: (What will make today a win for you?) Am I the only one? Or do the words in your daily planner poke at you also?...
How to Be Calm in Anxious Times
A cup of fresh-brewed coffee in hand, you open the laptop to begin your day, but as soon as you see the headline, your heart sinks. Something...
Why Prayer is the Answer — Even When You Don’t Want it to Be
Your heart lies exposed on the table between you. You’re glad you finally had a chance to share lunch — and life’s latest hard situation — with your...