Tag: relationships
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On-Hand Sentences
I’m quick to explain the worst moments of people I love. But when someone hurts me, context disappears. Maybe I owe them what I want for myself: the other twenty years.
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Where Else to Look
A spreadsheet off by $409.38 turns into a question about what it means to notice — in friendships, in writing, in grief, in faith. A personal essay on why some things never fully reconcile, and why looking anyway might be the whole point.
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Waving Her In
Respect is soft, quiet, and a glance. Consideration for others isn’t a generational gap. It’s discipline.
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Choose Words That Count
Two coffee shops. Two conversations. One word ended a friendship. Another changed someone’s whole day. Your words carry more weight than you think.
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One Word: Friend
Jesus called Judas “friend.” Not sinner. Not betrayer. Friend. Before you say a word about anyone — do you actually know them?
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The Teeter-Totter
Most days we find our rhythm. But the other day? Both of us were down. At the same time. The key is balance.
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Invisible
I found a slide from my 8th-grade graduation. My classmates were smiling. I wasn’t. I didn’t ask why. Nobody else did either.
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What You Missed
Wave after wave. Three deaths. One pandemic. And a marriage ending without a conversation. I yelled, screamed, and cried to God. But somehow, on the other side of it all, I found real gratitude and what it feels like.
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The Warming Center
Every Sunday morning, she walks through the church doors, and it follows her. Nobody notices. Nobody asks. Today on Five Minute Observations, I’m writing about the cold that doesn’t register on any thermometer. And the only thing that actually fixes it.
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Love Wins
I keep messing up with my words. But maybe that’s the point. Love wins when we stop talking and start living it.
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Say It Out Loud
Healthy relationships start when we learn to say what we actually need instead of hoping others will figure it out.
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Paying Attention to Your Direct Reports: Mental Health Awareness Month
Struggling. It’s an understatement to use that term at work. Not that anyone would notice or care. Certainly not those working for a large organization that supports mental health. It’s ironic to think the same people who advocate for others to get help with their own mental health fail to recognize it in their own…
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Your Words Count
Words matter. Like more than you thought they did. Wrong words can do irreparable damage for however long you have left of your life. Kids don’t know what words have the potential to do by uttering the simplest of words and phrases. The more you think about it, the more you start to understand how…