The challenges of parenting today

June 29, 2026
parenting
I can't think of anything harder than parenting today. I don't have children of my own, but I clearly see the challenges in raising them today. It must feel like like trying to raise a human in a house with no walls and a thousand open windows. Your kids hear every voice and are exposed to every...
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Leave a Comment · Healthy Living, Inspiration

When they just don’t get it, eggs must be broken

August 30, 2022
racist
If you are looking for a definition of tone deaf, or an example of missing the point, here you go: The other day a social media friend posted that she didn't...
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13 Comments · Opinion

How right or wrong isn’t straightforward, even in mur

August 24, 2022
right-or-wrong
Right or wrong. Black or white. We do love our absolutes. But it's really not that simple. Oh, we wish it were. And we act like it. But it's not. I...
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12 Comments · Blog, Opinion

Everyone’s got a role (though it can be hard to accep...

August 16, 2022
role
I've come to believe that everyone plays a role in this world of ours. Even the people who make us uncomfortable. Who frustrate us. Or those we wish would just pack...
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9 Comments · Blog, Opinion

Summer time, summer time, sum-sum-summer time

August 14, 2022
The end of summer is just around the corner and while I love the fall, I'm not letting go of summer time easily, how about you? Rebecca's not letting go easily,...
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Out of the darkness, into the light

August 10, 2022
out-of-the-darkness
I've spent too much of today thinking about someone who can't find their way out of the darkness. Their darkness. Oh, not really depression, although it may very well...
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8 Comments · A Healing Spirit, Blog, Inspiration, Soul School

Please don’t forget those who are suffering

August 10, 2022
grief-gift
Every so often I like to remind you what a lovely, thoughtful thing it is to gift someone who is suffering---and why not do that with one of our gentle, supportive...
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2 Comments · A Healing Spirit

Simple, summer meals

August 8, 2022
simple-summer-meals
As we wind our way toward the end of summer I was looking for some yummy lunch ideas. That inspired me to scroll back in my archives for recipes for simple summer...
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4 Comments · Recipes

Can you afford a pet?

August 2, 2022
afford-a-pet
I've been in animal rescue, fostered and I have had pets of my own, usually rescue pets, since 1973. Cats and dogs. I love them all. They add so much to our lives, don't...
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16 Comments · Blog, Dogs, Opinion

To medicate or not to medicate, that is the question

July 26, 2022
medicate
Should you medicate or should you not? That is the question. It's one some people ask, and others don't. It sounds easy, doesn't it? When something's wrong, take a...
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What does it really mean to trust the Universe?

July 21, 2022
trust-the-universe
W We've all heard advice to just trust the Universe. Maybe we say that we do. But do we really? Or do we only as long as it gives us our heart's desire? What if...
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