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Parenting a sparkler
Before I had Jacob, I didn’t believe in colic. I thought it was a made-up word for a fussy baby, and that “fussy” meant a baby’s needs were not being met. I know a lot of people who still feel … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, child, Dr. Sears, driven, high-need, intense, jacob, La leche league, parenting, personality, sleep, sparkler, The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, toddler
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How to get through: Sanctification
Sanctification: How God turns bad to good Joy versus happiness: we all want to be happy, but do we strive to be joyful? Happiness is external. An ice cream cone can make you happy. Joy, on the other hand, is … Continue reading
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Tagged alchemist, bad to good, Bible, Bible study, coehlo, death, favorite passage, genesis, grief, how to get through, Joseph, loss, make me like you, psalm 139, quote, Rick warren, saddleback church, sanctification, sanctify, sorrow, surrender, transformed, transformed by trouble, trouble
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How to get through: Surrender
Surrender: How to experience peace When bad things happen, you have three choices. You can let it: Destroy you Define you Develop you Steps of Surrender 1. Accept what cannot be changed. Yes, it’s part of the Serenity Prayer for … Continue reading
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Tagged death, grief, healing, how to, how to get through, loss, love until it hurts, mother teresa, moving on, peace, Rick warren, saddleback church, serenity prayer, stages, steps, surrender
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How to get through: Struggle
Struggle: when you don’t understand Building on the discussion about sorrow, the next stage is struggle. Our tendency is to push things down and avoid dealing with him. Dealing with those difficult things will make us sad, it will be … Continue reading
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Tagged complain, grief, jacob, lament, loss, rick warren how to get through, saddleback church, sorrow, struggle, wrestle, wrestle with God
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Quinoa-stuffed gypsy peppers
I received gypsy peppers in my last CSA box. Now I think gypsy peppers are some sort of hybrid, but all you need to know is that they are smallish mild chiles, not spicy, rather sweet. Any mild chile would … Continue reading
How to get through: Sorrow
Sorrow: when your heart is breaking The second part of the “Get Through” series was so powerful to me. The topic was sorrow. As Americans, we downplay sorrow. We are the self-made man, pulling himself up by his bootstraps; that … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, change, death, grief, healing, how to get through, lament, loss, moving on, Rick warren, saddleback church, sadness, sorrow, survival
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Glitter ombré nails – reverse edition
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Tagged design, DIY, Gel, glitter?, Nails, ombré, polish, purple
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How to get through what you’re going through, a series at Saddleback Church
I have really wanted to recap some of the amazing things I’ve learned in the series about getting through at Saddleback Church. I’m sure everyone in the free world knows that Pastor Rick Warren’s son committed suicide in April. He … Continue reading
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Tagged church, death, get through, grief, loss, matthew warren, Rick warren, saddleback church, series, shock
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Josh and Korey 