Guest Blogger Laura Hodges Poole: My Middle Name is Not ‘Doormat’ (& Neither is Yours)
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Guest Blogger Laura Hodges Poole: My Middle Name is Not ‘Doormat’ (& Neither is Yours)

Julie’s note: Laura Hodges Poole is a great writer and a fellow ACFW Scribes critique group member. She writes on a subject I know well, people pleasing. When I share my story I talk about how my rock-bottom moment came when I whittled an eggplant at 2am for a perfect Christmas penguin centerpiece no one…

A2Z Meme Letter B—Brilliant Boy, Miracle Baby
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A2Z Meme Letter B—Brilliant Boy, Miracle Baby

The A2Z meme continues with the letter B. His name even begins with a “B” but I won’t reveal it here for his privacy. But he’s my firstBORN, a BOY, and definitely a miracle BABY. If I listened to man, he wouldn’t even be here. Because of a severe case of PCOS, my doctor was…

Marriage Monday—I Always Sleep with My Thin Pillow My Husband Calls a Sheet
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Marriage Monday—I Always Sleep with My Thin Pillow My Husband Calls a Sheet

Wishing you a wonderful day off if you’re able to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. day today.   It’s time for Marriage Monday. Join e-Mom and women from around the world, I suppose, as we blog twice a month about marriage. Today is a prompt for women only where you take the following prompts and…

Sabbath Sunday: Your New Normal
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Sabbath Sunday: Your New Normal

It’s a new year, time to work on those goals, themes, and for some, resolutions. But for too many, it’s a time to not just look back, but stare and wish for the clock to turn back and stay there. If you’re here today, it isn’t by accident. Every Sunday I share a thought or…

Character Confession: I’d Drag My Feet but I’d Probably Have to File a Claim
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Character Confession: I’d Drag My Feet but I’d Probably Have to File a Claim

Saturday! I hope it means sleep in day, but it also means I share my Character Confession.         Back in September I wrote about “Second verse, same as the first” because I continue to face situations that seem an awful like other things I’ve been through that I didn’t want to endure…

This Post is Sponsored by the Number 12—12 in 12, That Is
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This Post is Sponsored by the Number 12—12 in 12, That Is

That Patty Wysong. She has so many great ideas going for 2012 I’m giddy. Because her great ideas translate to blog post ideas for me here. It also helps me meet new people and learn more about them. Patty’s latest genius idea is 12 in 12. Anyone who wants to blog about the 12 things…