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Taking down the Christmas Tree
I have a confession to make: today on May 2, 2024, I have taken down my Christmas tree. You might be gasping, but I’m giving myself a round of applause. Life is so weird, isn’t it? It’s filled with unexpected twists and turns, pushing us to face challenges we never anticipated. I never pictured myself…
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The Vulnerability Paradox
My pursuit of transparency has been expensive. It’s required me to stand up for things when no one stood with me. It’s required me to have hard conversations, read books, journal, go to counseling. I had to labor over forgiveness, work through anger, cry through hurt, expose shame. I WANT people to be able to see through me. So…
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My Favorite Books from 2023
I didn’t have QUITE as much reading time as I did last year, but I still managed to take in some absolutely awesome stories! The first five books on my list this year are also now on my all time favorite books list. So, without further ado, here are my favorites from 2023.
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From the daughter of a “fallen” pastor
My dad’s early death was incredibly hard. But the hardest news I have ever received came about 13 years earlier. It was the news that my dad, a pastor for over 20 years and the founder of my faith was having an affair. I have thought a long time about whether I should write about…
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Freeze vs Monitor Your Credit
I have a credit monitoring subscription and it has proven very responsive over the years so I wasn’t too worried about identity theft. Within seconds of submitting a (legitimate) credit application I received a notice from my credit monitoring software. I thought that credit monitoring would be enough. I was wrong.
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9 Secrets to the Perfect Marriage (Secret #1 There’s no such thing!)
I am the most happily married woman you will find, but I often joke “We’ve been married twenty years and it’s been 11 of the happiest years of my life.” The truth is, that isn’t a joke! I think anyone who’s been married any length of time will testify that marriage takes work! In honor…
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Love: Take Action
When I was in high school I briefly dated a wrestler. I hadn’t ever had much exposure to the sport of wrestling and I quickly came to the conclusion that wrestlers are crazy 😂 – always trying to cut weight, eating nothing for days, sleeping with a million blankets to sweat off the pounds… Wrestlers…
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Vacation Tips: Los Cabos
In 2015 my husband and I went to Cabo for the first time. In the last 8 years we’ve been back 4 more times. We LOVE Cabo. If you’re thinking about a trip to Cabo, here are some pro-tips for you :)
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Houston, we have a (communication) problem.
We communicate SO much, you would THINK that we should be good at it! But MISCOMMUNICATION happens every day. While some miscommunications are funny, harmless and GENERALLY discovered quickly, far too often they can turn serious, personally damaging and never even get recognized as miscommunications at all.
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End of the Year Reflections
For a minute I thought to myself “why do I bother with this exercise when I have no idea what the year has in store for me?” and yet having set my intentions really held me true to myself. It was almost like the anchor for my year.
Richelle Hofer 