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sometimes a little pressure and presence is all it takes…
We have tried so many things to help with Lauren’s sensory issues and anxiety. Breathing techniques, mindfulness skills, coping skills, evidence based practices and treatments…implemented by both...
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because a label is just a label, but we are a glorious unfolding…
There are days a label is nice. I like to know a behavior can be related to anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, sensory processing disorder, past trauma, or depression…the labels my...
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if fear isn’t working…change your mind…
Photo Credit: http://www.thornandsparrow.com/2015/01/iphone-wallpaper-he-makes-me-brave.html sometimes change happens fast. like the weather this weekend. one day I was burning up in my short sleeve...
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Love them anyways…
I came home late tonight from working over 12 hours, and frankly, I’m exhausted. The last thing I want to do is sit down and write, but when God puts something on my heart I can rarely sleep until I...
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down with the big red bow…
Because it really has to go. (the big red bow, that is) Not only is it unrealistic, but incredibly difficult to maintain. It’s fragility begs us to tiptoe, and if we try something new, we must be...
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because you can and will get through this…
This is how it went down this morning. New leggings for Lauren. Cute fleecy lined ones with reindeers. Adorable. But they had seams. And the seams bothered her. I reminded her of what her therapist...
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Because being terrified of losing something never really keeps it around…
So I have always known Lauren’s apocalyptic meltdowns leave me feeling a bit, or a lot, woozy. But I haven’t been able to understand why. Once the meltdown subsides you would think a sense of relief...
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Blessed in the process…
And so ya, sometimes I stop praying because I’m so darn frustrated. It seems like if prayer was going to work, things should have changed by now. So I get tired. And defeated. And I stop asking. Then...
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because there is only one place confidence remains stable…
Confidence is my super hero outfit. I feel like it should have a gigantic “C” emblem and all kinds of special features. I put it on daily and suddenly every decision I make will be perfect and right,...
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Visitors knock…unwanted…but we will not be shaken…
photo credit: Valerie Weiners and print available at www.valerieweinersart.com So I heard somebody say one time, “you can’t control who knocks at the door, but you can control how long you entertain...
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We can’t always get in the fire with them, but He can, and that’s more than...
The story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego is one of my all time favorites. I adore the peace that comes from knowing even if I get thrown into the fire, God will be there with me. And life has felt...
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Happy Thanksgiving from my hot mess to yours…
There’s all kinds of Thanksgiving posts. Fluffy ones, sappy ones, ones that make you rethink all you have been through and are going through…and then there is this one. The random weird one. Nothing...
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The waste places…
For the Lord comforts Zion; he comforts all her waste places and makes her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the...
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for when we get caught up and overwhelmed with do-ing…
Because when she closes her eyes, instead of seeing herself as the beautiful child of God that she is, she sees a tornado. A swirling cloud of dust and destruction that ruins everything it comes in...
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they looked to Him and were lightened…
Today I walked into a room. A large room. A room filled with people I admire. People I look up to. People who do the kind of work I do, who care about the same things I care about, and love well. And...
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He speaks over the unspeakable…
Some things are just unspeakable. To feel the words depart from our lips would be more than our heart could stand. And it’s a tough line, because sometimes things just don’t need to be spoken. And...
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He makes me brave, thoughts on insecurity…
If you asked me a few months ago if I was insecure, I would have said yes. If you ask me today, I might be more secure than I was a few months ago, but my answer would still be yes. Honestly, I...
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because suffering is hard to understand…
The story of Lazarus frustrates me. I know Jesus eventually raises him from the dead, but the fact that he lets him die and stay in the grave while others weep and mourn – it’s difficult for me to...
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overcoming the negativity bias…
Negativity bias. What is it? What does it mean? It’s the way our brain reacts stronger to negative stimuli than positive. It’s the reason we can hear something painful and it lasts for years, and yet...
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for the survivors this Christmas…
This season is tough on some of us. We all know it. Some are grieving. Some are struggling with depression. Others have recently been diagnosed with a chronic illness…and the list goes on. There are...
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