Being Honest About Worry

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@bethvogt I worry about my mother-in-law every single day. I’m familiar with humorist Erma Bombeck’s assessment of worry: “Worry is like a rocking chair; it gives you something to do but never gets you anywhere.” Still, I find myself rocking away day after day. Ruth – “MiMaw” to her four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren – turns 102 years old in …

In Others’ Words: Are You Listening?

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There are days when my emotions ambush me. I’m going through my day, doing what needs to be done. Not necessarily seizing the day, but making things happen. Feeling good. Satisfied, you know? And then suddenly I realize my emotions are all out of whack and I can’t even tell you why. At that moment, if I had to name …

In Others’ Words: Boxes (& Advanced Reader Copies of Catch a Falling Star Contest!)

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Do you have any unpacking to do? I know, I know. It’s Monday. You probably have a slew of things to do and unpacking a box wasn’t anywhere on the list. Besides, you’re not even certain where you stuck that box  labeled “DREAMS.” Or maybe you do. Maybe it’s sitting right there . . . and you’re thinking: Do I? …