Our sons and daughters gave us the best 50th-anniversary celebration this past weekend. It was exactly what we had wanted but dared not hope for – having all of our six children together. Because one daughter and her family live in the Midwest far from our Pacific Northwest home, it just didn’t seem feasible for…
Tag: communication
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Meaningful conversations don’t just happen. Everyone’s default is to chat about superficial things. It’s much easier to yak about the weather than it is to open your heart in honest sharing. Not every conversation needs to be heart to heart, of course. But every conversation should be uplifting, encouraging, and truthful. Talking to new acquaintances…
Conversations
I’ve been listening to myself lately. You know, listening to myself talking to friends and family. “I did ____ on my project. Then I____. I feel ____. Would you do _____ for me? So I said _____. I’d like to ____.” I, me, my. Oh, my! How inclined I am to talk about me. Why…