I was having a conversation with a friend the other day about how society overuses certain phrases and responses. For example, when someone asks “How are you doing?” don’t you normally reply with “I’m good”? Whether or not you truly are GoOd, out of habit, your response is always the same. Another habitual phrase is “WeContinue reading “If You Say It, Mean It”
Category Archives: Friends
{When To Tell The Truth}
Does your mouth ever get you in trouble? Are you puzzled as to why some of your relationships are on the rocks or non-existent? Are you one to “speak your mind”? If so, you may justify your actions by saying, “I was only telling the truth.” Telling the truth is good, but telling it all theContinue reading “{When To Tell The Truth}”
{Just Swallow}
Remember being a kid and your mom giving you NaStY tasting MeDiciNe? The only thing you wanted to do was spit it out! Well, that is a lot how taking correction can be. Whether it is from your spouse, a friend, your boss, {or God}, we really don’t like to be told we need to make aContinue reading “{Just Swallow}”
Find Out Who Your Friends Are
Over the course of your life you develop numerous friendships. Family friends, elementary school friends, high school friends, college friends, work friends, neighborhood friends, parenting friends, and the list goes on and on. In recent years the use of Facebook has become a way to rekindle friendships that fell to the way side or even igniteContinue reading “Find Out Who Your Friends Are”
ME
The other night my family and I were hanging out after dinner. Doug and my daughter, Leanne, were snuggled up on the couch. I wasn’t really paying attention until I heard Doug ask, “Leanne, what do you want to be when you grow up?” She paused for a second, and then replied, “I want toContinue reading “ME”
Rely on Friends to LIVE IT!
Last Friday I made my 9 day promise to be a more patient mommy and not “LoSe It” when things get out of control. Within 3 hours of the post going up I was already struggling to keep my cool when my kids seemed to be on an all out crusade to do the oppositeContinue reading “Rely on Friends to LIVE IT!”
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