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Abuse and Self Care, Encouragement, Life Is Beautiful

Letting Go of “Old Ghosts”

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Please keep your eyes and hear open to a loved one who may be suffering. If you’re that loved one who’s suffering, know that there is help and there is hope. This is not your fault. You are worth more!

“You’re not good enough.”

“Can’t you do anything right?”

“You’re too (thin, fat, dumb, lazy…)”

“You’re not smart enough, pretty enough…just not enough.”

Have you heard any of those ugly phrases before? They sting horribly, don’t they? Even if we know in our heart of hearts that those words aren’t true, it still hurts terribly when they escape from the lips of someone who’s promised to love and adore us. Continue Reading

October 18, 2015
Encouragement, Life Is Beautiful

Mother’s Day: Words from Mothers’ Hearts

  • “Best thing ever is…..when your children know the LORD and live for Him. Hardest, when one of your children calls you to tell you she has cancer.”

Mother’s Day is just a few days away. The reminders are everywhere: TV, radio, social media.

I posed these questions to my Facebook friends: What is the best part of being a mother? And what is the hardest part? With the permission of those brave mothers, I’m sharing their responses here.  Brace yourself. They’re not all easy to hear. Continue Reading

May 5, 2015
Life Is Beautiful

Ten Things I Learned and Loved About Paris

Paris: The word, the place, always evokes particular emotions like love, adventure, romance. We think of the Eiffel Tower and croissants, fashion and fancy. A visit to Paris is probably on the bucket lists of most people, especially women.  It was on my bucket list until last month when I checked Paris off my list, having been blessed with the opportunity to finally visit there.

Paris was an adventure indeed. I learned much about the place itself and even a little about myself. In David Letterman fashion, I’m presenting my Paris Top 10: What I learned there and what I loved. Continue Reading

March 24, 2015
Health, Life Is Beautiful

Could You Be One of the Sister Wives?

Have you ever watched Sister Wives on The Learning Channel (TLC)? I’ll admit, I’m a regular viewer. I don’t watch it because I believe in their lifestyle. I actually don’t agree with it. Likewise, I don’t watch it to ridicule them. I watch it because I think they’re lovely people (from what we see each week) and I don’t understand how they choose to live, but different lifestyles and cultures intrigue me.

I can certainly see the appeal of a built-in support system they have as sister wives. What mother wouldn’t enjoy having three trusted babysitters available to help at a moment’s notice within very close proximity to your home? As well, who wouldn’t love having three close confidants who love and protect your children and whose children you love and protect? What I don’t understand and never will, is the the willingness to share a husband.  Continue Reading

March 2, 2015