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Forgiveness and Imperfect Parenting
As parents, forgiveness sets us free from the demands of perfectionism. We don’t have to get it all right. When we mess up, we apologize, humbly ask for forgiveness, and accept the grace there for us. In fact, our imperfect parenting provides the opportunity to teach our children about…
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Live Like You Are Loved
"The great thing to remember is that though our feelings come and go God's love for us does not." What would a loved version of yourself look like?
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Approaching Motherhood with Presence, Thankfulness, & Grace.
As I’ve entered into the season of motherhood in the most beautifully messy kind of way, I have committed to holding fast to three things: Presence, Thankfulness, and Grace.
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Growing Pains: What Growth Really Looks Like
What Growth Looks Like When I was a kid, I experienced awful growing pains in my knees. At certain points, they hurt so bad that I could hardly extend my legs fully. My knees remained in a flexed position constantly, and when I attempted to stand upright, pain shot…
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Holding All Things Loosely
It’s Fall of 2021 and I’m sitting here in my living room cuddled up with my two pups. I’m gazing out of our wide windows facing the backyard, watching the leaves fall from the trees. One by one, these leaves are released with the wind, gently letting go from…
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Give Yourself Permission to Be Imperfect
As you create more space for imperfection in your life, you may find, like me, that the world continues to orbit, the job is still there, your family still loves you, and your dogs — they really don't care. The "worst" rarely happens, and if anything, you're freer to…
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Being Present in the Moment: Resisting the Urge to Do, and Just Be
Being Present in the Moment A version of this article was originally written and published through Psychology Today. Find this blog post and other holistically minded mental-health articles here. In the presence of silence, does your mind tend to drift? If so, where might it take you? Grocery lists? Never-ending…
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Insomnia Recovery: 4 Lessons from a Former Insomniac
Insomnia Recovery Here’s a story of my insomnia recovery, marked by lessons of letting go and leaning in, rather than attempting to fight, resist, or control. 🙂 The beginnings As a child and adolescent, I wrestled with sleep here and there, but was generally known within my family and…
Elizabeth Dixon
nurturing presence, grace, & truth
