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Dear Me…Letter To My Younger Self {Cookie Walter}

Dear Me…Letter To My Younger Self {Cookie Walter}

    We continue today in our series of letters to our younger selves. Mom shares from her heart about a pivotal time in her life. Decisions that changed her course. These words are hers – actually all eight handwritten pages of them. Her letter is a bit longer than the rest but how do you shorten your mom’s gift? I have edited them for clarity, grammar, spelling and punctuation. She is a wealth of…

Dear Me…Letter To My Younger Self {Kristi Woods}

Dear Me…Letter To My Younger Self {Kristi Woods}

  This month we are celebrating my birthday with several letters to our younger selves through five generations of women. I’m also sharing a few of my favorite things as giveaways. Don’t forget to enter!  Introducing Kristi is like a songbird introducing morning – she makes me smile. I first met her at Compel Training, learning alongside me the fine print of being a writer. We became fast friends. She does for me what she…

Because We Can Both Win…{Marriage Monday}

Because We Can Both Win…{Marriage Monday}

Gary Smalley, author, co-founder and chairman of the board of Smalley Relationship Center says this in his book, DNA of Relationships, “Sometimes, by insisting on our own way, we kill our most cherished relationships.” Its the old, “my way or the highway” kind of mentality. In truth, often the highway that is taken seems to be hearts that leave long before bodies actually walk out a door. Slow death. So slow that frequently the one leaving and…

Dear Me…Letter To My Younger Self {Carmen Horne}

Dear Me…Letter To My Younger Self {Carmen Horne}

What are some of the things you wish you could tell your younger self? July is my birthday month and part of the celebration will be glimpses into the lives of five generations of women. There seems to be something healing about getting our stories down on paper. An opportunity to share the wisdom we have gained with others and the reassurance that we are not alone. Some of us write publicly, others of us…