“Fakebooking.” I think that’s what we’re calling it these days. Presenting your life in such a way that would make others believe it to be PERFECT. Your kids – perfect. Your body – perfect. Your handsome husband and your well-kept house and your pearly white teeth all lined up in your perfectly pouty mouth. Look …
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discussion post – “why do we cook on snow days??”
This topic could have easily been a Facebook status, but I decided it was a good enough question to warrant more input from you readers. So, it finally snowed here yesterday! From about 9AM until dark, the sky dumped a beautiful, fine powder. I kept thinking it would let up but it never did! We …
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5 things you SHOULDN’T say to a pregnant woman
I’ll be the first to admit it. Pregnant women be crazy! You can take offense to that statement (or nod your head along as Travis is doing at this very moment), but hear me out. A pregnant woman is really not her normal cheery self and it’s all due to the hormones raging through her …
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every thought…hold it captive
I left off Monday with a question. How do we do it?? How do we stop this perpetual jealousy/self-doubt/comparison trap that seems to come up every time we open a magazine or see that a friend has something we want. How do we STOP this “stinking thinking?” Some options: 1) Take a solemn vow against …
other women….follow-up
Oh man. Last Friday’s discussion post was a doozy. Let’s talk about it for a second, shall we? If you missed it, I posted a quote and asked readers to chime in with their thoughts. The quote: “There are few things that give a woman greater joy than seeing that another woman has gained a …
other women – discussion post
I heard an interesting quote the other day (from a Beth Moore bible study, ironically). Sequence of events after hearing it: 1) Gasp. 2) Nod in agreement. 3) Feel disgusted about that agreement. 4) Think about it for the rest of the week. 5) Decide I need to know what YOU guys think about it. …