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Children Listen

Backstory – Children Listen I over-heard a scolding being given to a couple of early school students.  I could see their eyes glazing over as they heard what I could tell were the same messages that had been delivered often before. It was going right over their heads.  I wondered what the scolder expected to […]

Filed Under: Inspiration/Life Lessons, Listening, Parenting/Children, Podcast Episodes Tagged With: empathy, kindness, positive, scolding

Thought Sharing

Backstory   Beneath those masks, emotions may be broiling; anger, fear, resentment. Gathered at the dining room table, families can discuss those things – or create a sanctuary for discussing anything but.  Click to listen or follow below to read. Thought Sharing  –  #166  If you are a family that comes together at dinner time, you […]

Filed Under: Family, Lifestyle, Listening, Parenting/Children, Podcast Episodes Tagged With: dinner conversations, sharing thoughts

Secrets

Secrets

Backstory   An adult in my family told me a secret.  It was something that no one else knew.  I could tell that it took a burden off her shoulders to do so.  But over the years, that secret became part of the baggage I carried.  It got me to looking at the issue of secrets […]

Filed Under: Listening, Podcast Episodes Tagged With: dilemma, disclose, secrets, trust

Hit By a Brick

hit by a brick

Backstory – Hit by a Brick This story was first presented a couple of years ago.  It brought so many listener comments.  It seemed to really hit home.  So here it is again, for our new listeners and those who have been receiving our Sunday stories for years.  Thank you so much for tuning in.  […]

Filed Under: Encouragement, Inspiration/Life Lessons, Listening, Podcast Episodes Tagged With: awareness

Still Asking Questions

still asking questions

As a child, it seems I always had questions about the way things are and why we do what we do.  So much of it didn’t seem to make sense. Now that I am grown up, more or less, it seems I still have questions. For instance, why do you have to ‘put your two […]

Filed Under: Lifestyle, Listening, Podcast Episodes Tagged With: curiosity, questions

Mother’s Day Magic

mothers day magic

What magic is given to mothers that they have such an ability to soothe? Antibiotics may cure the illness, but it’s a mother’s hands that soothe the pain, calm the fears and provide the reassurance. Your hand in your mom’s can fix things, at any age. She always seems to know how you feel, what you need […]

Filed Under: Encouragement, Happiness, Listening, Moms, Podcast Episodes Tagged With: mothers

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