learning body positivity from a dog

  My body positivity journey started by simply comparing myself to a dog! By now we know that physically comparing ourselves to anyone else is an exercise in futility. Yet, we do it all the…

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keep marriage happy

fundamentals for a happy marriage Marriage. I’m far from an expert on the subject of marriage. My own 32 years of holy matrimony have been far from perfect. But based on those 32 years in…

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my spending freeze

A spending freeze?!?!  Yes, you read that right! I’m going on a clothing spending freeze for the month of January and February. Gulp! I’m actually hoping it will trickle on over into March but I’m…

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another holiday, another puke story

Once again our holiday season brought with it sicknesses of multiple strains including ear infections, bronchitis and the most dreaded of all – a “stomach bug”.  Ugh! It also brought about a lesson in renewal…

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a fresh start

2017 is here and like everyone else I’m sitting down to write the obligatory “Hooray for new beginnings” post.  But before I can look forward to a fresh start, I think there’s some benefit in…

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