We don't do ourselves any favors when we make excuses. If telling the truth sets us free, (John 8:32) then making excuses keeps us stuck ... or sick. I made a LOT of excuses this summer. I'll remember this as the summer I had mono.
Why I made excuses
To be fair with myself (this IS my blog, after ...
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Do you fear being in the 50% of marriages that fail? Or are you tired of struggling in a bad marriage, feeling like it's not so bad to give in, since 1 in 2 women do? Turns out ... that fear and that excuse are based on bad information. The marriage statistics that say 50% of all marriages end in ...
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Really soon, you're going to be tempted to come up with an excuse. Excuses cover up weaknesses, blunders, and offenses, which we all have. Some are genuinely committed without intent, but others tempt us to deliver well-crafted excuses to keep our inadequacies secret.
Do I ever get an excuse?
So ...
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As the elderly Farmer weighed our feeble harvest, I asked his opinion: "Muffins or pancakes?" Instead of a recipe or recommendation, he shared the honest truth of a 55 year marriage. He gave no excuses.
He didn't try to fool us. When we arrived, the Farmer said it wouldn't be easy to find ...
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Today I have the privilege of welcoming Stephanie Shott, the founder of The MOM Initiative (TMI), to share about about a resource our team at TMI has been waiting for since we launched the trusted website for moms in January of 2012. This tool was truly born in Stephanie's heart, so I'm going to let ...
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