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Received Horrible News

by | November 12, 2025 | Faith, Personal Growth, Wisdom | 0 Comments

You received the phone call that buckles your knees. Or hear the police officer’s knock on the door. Or the doctor solemnly walks toward you in the hospital waiting room. And now you have just heard the worst news of your life. You’ve lost the most important person in...
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Stuck In A Pit

by | November 5, 2025 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Relationships | 0 Comments

Have you ever tried to help someone who doesn’t actually want help? Oh, they tell you they do. They call and beg for you to give them answers to their problems. But when you stop your busy life, put your thinking cap on, get creative and give them answers, suddenly...
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Sneaky Black Ice

by | October 29, 2025 | Cautionary Tale, Wisdom | 0 Comments

It really is innocent looking, because it looks just like wet pavement. But it can be dangerous as a rattlesnake. And just like that reptile, it strikes when you least expect it, with the intent to cause you a lot of pain and destruction. Truly unseeable, hiding in...
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How Does Depression Look

by | October 22, 2025 | Cautionary Tale, Relationships | 0 Comments

Depression.  A word that absolutely can send dread coursing through the veins. Whether you have witnessed its debilitating effect on a loved one or experienced it yourself, you know it physically changes things. The depressed person can be blinded to seeing beauty...
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Tattlers Vs. Whistleblowers

by | October 15, 2025 | Cautionary Tale, Communication, Wisdom | 0 Comments

The difference between a whistleblower or a tattler is their mission- no matter what they publicly declare. Whistling is to trying prevent potential disaster from happening to innocent people. In other words, whistleblowing is attempting to do your part to make sure...
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Don’t Just Quickly Apologize

by | October 8, 2025 | Communication, Marriage, Relationships | 0 Comments

You know you stepped in it. Big time. Didn’t really mean to do it, but it happened. Now your spouse is hurt and angry. And they are not really waiting breathlessly to hear your apology – they’re way past that. Seeing you hanging by your bleeding ears from a dead tree...
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