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12/12/2018
A Small Reminder ...Moments like this remind me that I most certainly chose wisely, and I will always treat this sweet man kindly... More >>

Tags: Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Marriage, Relationships, Values
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12/11/2018
Count Your Blessings Our local grocery store has a new advertisement for their liquor section for the holidays. It's a picture of two alcoholic drinks with the caption 'It's in-law season'... More >>

Tags: Attitude, In-Laws, Relationships, Values
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12/10/2018
Let Them Figure It Out My children are 28 and 29 and have good jobs with their own apartments. They are 'off our payroll' as my husband and I joke. When they had a problem, my husband would recite his mantra to me... More >>

Tags: Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Values
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12/07/2018
I Know I'm Doing The MOST Important Work There Is I have a 7-month-old little boy. When I was pregnant, my husband took a completely different career path for the sole reason of allowing me the privilege to raise our son... More >>

Tags: Day Care, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Stay-at-Home Mom, Values
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12/06/2018
I'm Not Lucky, I'm Doing My Job We listened to a call recently about a mom with two kids in daycare. We paused our homeschooling to listen to the entire call... More >>

Tags: Day Care, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Stay-at-Home Mom, Values
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12/05/2018
Facing My Problem, Head On I had a big 'aha' moment recently. I usually listen to your podcast, and I fast forward whenever there's a call about a woman who is fat. Three weeks ago, I was about to do that again. I don't listen to the 'fat' calls, because I don't want to hear them... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-Conscience, Eat Less-Move More, Health, Personal Responsibility, Values
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12/04/2018
It's Never Too Early To Teach Values I have a funny story to share about teaching kids about money. When my son was four years old, his grandparents gave him five dollars for his birthday. We went to the store to pick out a toy, but the one he really wanted cost eight dollars... More >>

Tags: Finances, Parenting, Values
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12/03/2018
Making Myself The Example I Needed I'm 25 now, and I never had a good example of what 'doing the right thing' is at home... More >>

Tags: Behavior, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Marriage, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Shacking Up, Values
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11/30/2018
I Will Be There To Raise Our Child Thank you for making me realize I was an idiot when I was in my twenties! I thought I could have it all, being a working mom when I was ready. Thankfully, I didn't have children at that time, but I realized my thinking on this issue was wrong... More >>

Tags: Behavior, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Marriage, Parenting, Personal Responsibility, Values
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11/28/2018
Do The Right Thing, Be Nice, and Tell the Truth Six years ago, my wife left me for one of my best friends. I was devastated. She refused to tell me why she left, other than to say she did not want 'this life,' and I was unsure what that meant... More >>

Tags: Behavior, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Marriage, Personal Responsibility, Values
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