Category: Relationships

Angels Among Us ~~ Julie

In my memoir, A Long Awakening to Grace, I write about angels who appeared in my life. Some were there to teach me lessons. Some were there to give support during rough times. And some were there to show me…

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Validation: “You make sense to me”

I believe that most of us long to be heard and understood. Before I retired as an Imago Therapist, a major part of my work with couples involved helping them hear and understand each other. Imago Therapists teach couples a…

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Strength in Weakness

“…for when I am weak, then I am strong.” ~II Cor. 10b Due to website problems preventing subscribers from receiving posts, this is a re-post of my September 11 post. The most important instruction given to those writing a memoir is…

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Strength in Weakness

“…for when I am weak, then I am strong.” ~II Cor. 10b The most important instruction given to those writing a memoir is to be honest about our shortcomings and to be generous in describing others so as not to demonize…

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Celebrations

It was a long day. My Michigan friends, Tom and Sarah, were visiting. Sarah and I grew up together in New Bremen, got married about the same time, and were pregnant at the same time in 1968. Their daughter, Connie,…

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