I Finally Read Eat, Pray, Love. I Remembered My Desires Matter.
Around 2010, I sat on my friend’s worn plaid couch discussing the book Eat, Pray Love during one of our monthly book club gatherings. We hadn’t read Eat, Pray Love (I fear there may have been blood...
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The Hummingbird, The Woodcock and Me
Yesterday I was lounging on our brown leather couch reading. I looked up at my kids who were likewise lounging and reading. I found myself half-heartedly saying, “Let’s clean up this room.” The living...
View ArticlePutting My Craps In the Right Place
Mark Manson says that we must be very intentional about what we give a crap about (he doesn’t use the word crap, but this is a spiritual essay, so crap it is). He says we only have so many craps to...
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Want to ditch your shame? Take a closer look at your cultural values.
We’ve talked about defining our individual core values, we’ve talked about how helpful it is to understand our partner’s core values (understand their values and you’ll understand their behavior). Now,...
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The Danger of My Anger…… Intolerance
Do you want to hear about something I was so epicly wrong about that I’ll never get over it?? I was wrong about anger. I used to think I was morally superior to people because I never got angry. When...
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Want happy kids with a high self worth and a healthy sexuality, who love...
In the past six years of blogging, I’ve learned a little secret of how to get people to care about whatever marriage principle I’m writing about: Include some benefit for their kids. I’ve learned when...
View ArticleA Third Way
A few years ago, on some of my readers’ recommendations, I read the book “How to Not Hate Your Husband After Kids.” I mostly read it to review on my blog (and was ready to make it clear to anyone that...
View ArticleA Screwtape Letter to a 2020 Mom
My dear Wormwood, I’m delighted to hear how well it’s going with your subject- this young mother of yours. Although, I must admit, you mentioned something in your last letter that I believe demands...
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