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Read more about the article Sacred Lessons from a Divine Rule-Breaker (An Award-Winning Editor’s Guide to Getting into Good Trouble)

Sacred Lessons from a Divine Rule-Breaker (An Award-Winning Editor’s Guide to Getting into Good Trouble)

Here’s the thing: I almost gave up. Not because I didn’t know what I wanted to say, but because I got stuck between wanting to be teachable and knowing I had a mission that didn’t fit the template. It felt like sinking into a mud bath—uncomfortable, a little dirty, and I wasn’t sure if I was being cleansed or suffocated. But I had to sit there. I had to type out the conversations in my head. I had to let the discomfort do its work.

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Read more about the article LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Shutting Up Your Inner Eeyore

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Shutting Up Your Inner Eeyore

Remember Eeyore? That gloomy donkey convinced everything was conspiring against him? I’m seeing his “everything’s raining on my parade” attitude showing up everywhere—life is constantly holding us down, holding us back. But here’s the hard truth: we create the atmosphere and we bring it with us.

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Read more about the article LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Getting Beyond Pintrest Christmas

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Getting Beyond Pintrest Christmas

Here’s the thing about those Pinterest quotes, those “Choose Joy This Christmas” signs—when you’re at your lowest, they just bounce off you. They’re flat. One-dimensional words that don’t mean anything when you’re suffocating inside your own head while everyone else is singing carols.

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Read more about the article LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: When Pink Chose Me

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: When Pink Chose Me

I like pink, but on this particular September day, the shade of pink wasn’t one I’d choose—a tie-in-the-front top that came with very specific instructions that made vulnerability a mandate—not the option.

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Read more about the article Grandparents Parenting Grandchildren – Celebrating the Unseen Heroes 

Grandparents Parenting Grandchildren – Celebrating the Unseen Heroes 

Stacy Sanchez never thought her golden years would be spent this way.  She and her husband had plans—a quaint retirement by the beach, mornings spent sipping coffee and evenings filled with peace. But everything changed when Child Protective Services dropped off her seven-year-old grandson with nothing but a small bag and a shattered heart.

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Read more about the article A Holiday Hermit’s Guide to Enjoying Family Gatherings (without doubling up on your medication)

A Holiday Hermit’s Guide to Enjoying Family Gatherings (without doubling up on your medication)

while the holidays are supposedly all about coming together, there’s a reason I’d rather hibernate in my stretch pants, messy bun, maybe a day or two past my last shower, and watch “It’s a Wonderful Life” with an endless supply of eggnog (more precisely, the creamy non-alcoholic kind). All that festive chaos? Not exactly my idea of a good time.  As a bipolar mom with manic tendencies and anxiety served with a side of ADHD, holiday gatherings give me a little extra “something” to manage.

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Read more about the article Building Cornerstones for Tough Conversations By Joan C. Benson & Majorie Wingert 

Building Cornerstones for Tough Conversations By Joan C. Benson & Majorie Wingert 

When Joan C. Benson and Marjorie Wingert drove six hours together to a writers conference, neither predicted they would embark on a divinely orchestrated partnership. Together, Benson and Wingert bridge generations, cultures, and abilities to create children’s books addressing today’s most challenging topics.

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Read more about the article A New Year, A New Light

A New Year, A New Light

As we enter a new year, I must be honest: to me, it just feels heavy.  There’s a sinking feeling that’s been lingering in me these past few months, an urge to put the shutters up on life and keep out whatever the future may bring.  The uncertainty can feel overwhelming, and it’s tempting to shrink back, to withdraw into a place where things feel safer and more manageable. But even in these moments, I’m beginning to recognize something powerful: God has me here, even now, amid all this uncertainty.

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