Blog Articles
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Loving the Underdog–The Bengals in the Super Bowl
The Bengals are heading to the Super Bowl. Even as I write it, it is hard to believe. I was four-years-old the last time the Bengals made it to the Super Bowl. Just…
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Longing for Spring . . . oh, and Who Dey!
Well that was a substantially extended holiday hiatus. My apologies. So much has happened in the past six weeks that it feels complicated to even sit down now and write. But here is…
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Delight in Them
It is a beautiful rainy morning here at the Musser house. And that’s saying a lot, since I don’ t sleep well when it rains during the night. Many of you have probably…
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What Can I Do When I Feel Angry?
Hello everyone, I hope that you all had a great Thanksgiving! My apologies for the week long hiatus on my end. We had a kid test positive for COVID the Sunday before Thanksgiving…
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Triggers
Why is anger so hard for us to talk about? There is a large amount of shame that seems to come alongside any issues with anger. Even as I start to write this,…
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I am still broken.
I’m sitting up here in the mountains in this gorgeous inn. Austin and I were able to sneak away for a few days to rest and rejuvenate and spend some time together. If…
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When You’re Tempted to Only See the Ugly. . .
It happens to all of us at times. Whether it’s with our kids, or an acquaintance, or someone at work, church, or school. We are tempted to only see the ugly. Maybe we…
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Read to Your Older Kids
I think we all recognize that reading to our kids is important when they are little. We have this desire to instill in them a love of reading and of story, and so…
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The Lost Art of Thoughtfulness
We live in a reactive world. All you have to do is drive for 10 minutes to see it. Someone barely steps out of line and other cars are honking, tailing them, or…
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2 is Beautiful.
I have a 2-year-old. It’s the fifth 2-year-old that we have had in our house in the last 7 years. And yes, that math is correct. This particular 2-year-old is the most difficult…
