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This is a blog by a wife, mother, physician, seminarian, consummate journaler and deep-thinker, that turned into a cancer blog (that may one day turn back into a regular blog). To learn more and see suggestions for where to start, click on the “about” link to the left. Welcome!

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Listening Without Bias
Dec 4

Dec 4 Listening Without Bias

Esther
marriage, parenting

learning to set ourselves aside so we can listen better

Yes-Moms and No-Moms
Nov 27

Nov 27 Yes-Moms and No-Moms

Esther
parenting

examining our tendency to lean towards relationship and license or control and legalism

Feeling Thankful Vs. Giving Thanks
Nov 20

Nov 20 Feeling Thankful Vs. Giving Thanks

Esther
bible, life practice

practices for gratitude, and how the Bible calls us beyond that to attribution

Listening To Our Exhaustion
Nov 13

Nov 13 Listening To Our Exhaustion

Esther
life practice

distinguishing between good-tired and dangerous-tired, and learning what it may tell us

Different Kinds of Smart
Nov 6

Nov 6 Different Kinds of Smart

Esther
parenting

discerning and valuing the strengths we see in our children

Working Through The Moods I Carry
Oct 30

Oct 30 Working Through The Moods I Carry

Esther
life practice

five things that help me dissipate bad moods instead of displacing them on others

A Dissection of Religious Themes in "The Legend of Korra"
Oct 23

Oct 23 A Dissection of Religious Themes in "The Legend of Korra"

Esther
parenting

a case study in critical thinking from a Christian perspective when it comes to the media our children consume

Carrying On
Oct 16

Oct 16 Carrying On

Esther
bible

the purpose and value of steadfastness

How To Not Yell At Your Child
Oct 6

Oct 6 How To Not Yell At Your Child

Esther
parenting

thinking back on helpful tips and being intentional about connection

Justice and Grace
Sep 29

Sep 29 Justice and Grace

Esther
parenting, meditation

the human tendency to be inclined to one or the other, and the possibility that they are less polarized than we think

Radical Empathy
Sep 25

Sep 25 Radical Empathy

Esther
life practice

the difference between sympathy, pity, and empathy, and what it means to understand the felt experience of others

Shame and Its Effects
Sep 25

Sep 25 Shame and Its Effects

Esther
bible

what Genesis 3 tells us about the origins of our shame

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