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How to Win a Wrestling Match (with Loneliness)

September 7, 2018

Loneliness: Image of a girl alone in her bedroom

Confession: I stockpile Facebook statuses. Hey, don’t judge me. My ammo pile of cleverness is for your benefit. My goal always being to educate, inspire, and/or amuse you. There is, however, one status I was too chicken to post: ”Don’t feel sorry for me, but I’m lonely.” From time to time, posts like this appear […]

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Filed Under: Emotional Health, Friendships Tagged: depression, friendship, how to fight loneliness, intimacy, loneliness, relationships

The Secret (hidden inside every episode of Doogie Howser, M.D.) to Easing the Empty Nest Blues

August 10, 2018

The Secret (hidden inside every episode of Doogie Howser, M.D.): image of Doogie at his computer.

Years ago, I loved the television series Doogie Howser, M.D.. On the show, a much younger Neil Patrick Harris played a precocious 14-year old boy who happened to be a licensed physician in a difficult residency program.  Each episode examines the tension created when the ordinary (boy) collides with the extraordinary (boy). With regards to […]

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Filed Under: Family, Relationships Tagged: back to school, Doogie Howser M.D., email, empty nest

Learning How to Age from Visits to an Old Lady

May 27, 2018

Learning How to Age Faith Matters Post: image of elderly woman's hands with Bible.

Mrs. Burdette, the lady who had been old since I was a little girl, was a bit like a grandmother. We met her at our church where she “adopted” us. She had no grandchildren and only two grown children—a son who visited infrequently and a daughter with Downs Syndrome who lived in a group home. […]

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Filed Under: Faith, Friendships Tagged: aging, faith, kindness, visitng the elderly

The Boy and Girl List (The mostly true story about the time I gave marriage advice to the cute police officer who pulled me over.)

May 25, 2018

The Boy and Girl List: Image of a police car with flashing lights

What was that? I slowed slightly, turned off the radio, listened. Nothing. I flipped down the rearview mirror. Blue and red lights flashed. I rolled out my lower lip. Really? Twice in one day?  After I maneuvered my car to the side of the road, I rolled down my window and watched his approach in the […]

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Filed Under: Marriage, Relationships Tagged: Andy Stanley, marriage advice, marriage tips

Stepping Out of the Shadows–A Mother’s Day Gift for Everyone

May 13, 2018

Stepping Out of the Shadows: Photo of backlit roses taken by Katie Long.

“Hi, my name is Katie, and I am a crier.  I’ve been a crier for a long time.” I cry about everything. Hallmark commercials (most commercials). Children’s books. While at the grocery store and on the sidelines of a parade. And while the majority of the world somehow has their act together enough to keep […]

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Filed Under: Faith, Family, Relationships Tagged: Listen to Your Mother, Mother's Day, Mother's Day stories, when your mother doesn't seem to like you

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