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Continue reading →: The Law – Pushing Back on BoundariesAny parent looking out for their child’s best interest sets boundaries. In most homes, there are house rules regarding particular expectations. It’s typical for children (especially teens) to push back on the boundaries and often believe the rules are too strict. There might be outward submission, but there can easily…
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Continue reading →: Different but SameIt’s been nine weeks since that painful day that landed me in the e.r. and I will report to you today that I have lasting effects from the shingles event that was diagnosed three days later. I will spare you the details of what is still with me, but the…
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Continue reading →: Every Season EndsWhether life’s seasons come to us with ease or pass from us with pain, together, they make up the whole of our life’s story. In His word, God promises that all seasons have a beginning and an end (Eccles 3:1). Such is the case with an adult child caring for…
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Continue reading →: Navigating an Unexpected SeasonSunday afternoons bring a lot of activity to a long-term care facility, but dementia’s calendar is not partial to the day of the week or the family it visits. When I walked through the double doors, I was forced to make an assessment: Has Lewy Body Dementia stolen another moment,…
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Continue reading →: Life With Dad: When Loving Your Father is ComplicatedOne of my earliest memories is of Dad coming home from work with a teacup chihuahua tucked inside his suit coat pocket. “Buster Brown” quickly became my most trusted companion. Not long after, Dad went all out for my birthday, renting a train and inviting every kid in the neighborhood—most…
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Continue reading →: No Place like HomeNine years ago this month we closed on our house at McKenzie Drive. I met our realtor for the keys and as she and I stood in the foyer we briefly exchanged words before her departure. I clutched the keys in my hand and stood there alone, reflecting on the…
Debbie Swindell is devoted to discipling and mentoring women in her community, the local church, and through her home-based ministry. With a deep passion to help them know God’s Word, she guides them to study it with understanding, and live it faithfully, especially in life’s hardest seasons. Debbie is the author of Mornings With an Everyday Theologian and The Freedom Series. She writes from her home in the Arkansas River valley.
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