In his famous devotional booklet My Utmost for His Highest, author Oswald Chambers tells us when it’s okay to criticize: NEVER. Ouch! I yield far too often to this habit, mostly in my thoughts. But Mr. Chamber’s words encourage
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A Novel Way to Avoid Disappointment
Author par excellence Cecil Murphey shares a novel way to avoid disappointment: “If I expect certain behavior that I don’t get, I can become angry. Or I can change my expectations.” I might spend half a
Read moreChatterbox or Cheerleader?
When I was a child, my mom often called me a “chatterbox” or said “who wound you up?” as if I were a toy monkey. Others teased me for my penchant for talking. In my
Read moreCheerleading on Paper
As a young mother, I heard author and speaker Ann Ortlund talk about cheerleading on paper. She said that when you want to compliment someone, you should write it, contending that we may easily forget
Read moreWhen “no” means “I love you.”
As a parent, I flopped at saying “no.” Having grown up with an unreasonable step-dad, I preferred the kind and friendly “Maybe,” or “We’ll see,” which usually translated to
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