25 Dec A Box of Christmas Wishes
For the past few Christmases, I have been playing a little game with Amazon. Each year, as the 25th of December nears, I place my orders closer and closer to the two-day...
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18 Dec Believing
Doubt had crept into Emma’s enchantment with Santa. As we stood in line at the mall, I could see her eyes scanning Santa’s enchanted village of candy canes and elves....
11 Dec It’s Okay to Cry
We were in Costco, browsing, which is my husband’s idea of a nightmare. He likes to race through the store with a map in mind, barely stopping as he grabs...
04 Dec ‘Tis the Season for Self-control
In Walter Mischel’s famous 1960s marshmallow experiment, hungry 4-year-old children were brought into rooms and seated in small chairs at a table. A single, perfect marshmallow was put on a plate in front...
27 Nov Wishing You Well
Every week, moments after my blog goes out Thursday morning, my inbox fills with auto-replies from people who are out of the office. I’m anticipating that on this day, when...
20 Nov Many, Many Plates
I’m slowly teaching my husband the skill of reflective listening. The essence of this skill is to take a guess about what someone means and offer it in the form...