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The cynically optimistic writings of a seminary grad turned mental health provider. 2 responses to “. February 15, 2015 at 5:03 pm. If you and your family ever come around Baton Rouge let me know. I am sure we could all have a good laugh at each other and have some fun! February 15, 2015 at 6:43 pm. I enjoyed “talking” to you both yesterday…2 people that definitely make me smile:). Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Mysteries, obse...
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True Things I Would Never Say in a Job Interview | deadpan diaries
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You-er Than You →. January 22, 2015 · 9:31 pm. True Things I Would Never Say in a Job Interview. I don’t mean to brag, but I once beat out the 1. Runner up to Miss America in a job interview. Sadly, this is one of my greatest accomplishments to date, but nevertheless, this fact does make me uniquely qualified to give advice on how to nail an interview. You should always be honest, but below I will demonstrate how to make the truth look pretty on commonly asked interview questions:. I get irritable and st...
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The Avalanche of Horrors | deadpan diaries
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In Defense of Participation Trophies. No Doze: Why My Family Does Sleepovers →. May 13, 2015 · 2:58 am. The Avalanche of Horrors. Perhaps I have mentioned that 2014 was not my best year. Five months into this year, having delineated the various sky-falling, wretched events to the appropriate source of origin and only assuming responsibility for what I could reasonably control, it occurred to me that I might have set myself up for disaster. Napoleon and I have the same personality type (other famous assho...
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Jesus is the Bad News | deadpan diaries
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Go Big or Go Home: 4 Reasons to Push Through Fear. Ragamuffins Welcome →. July 28, 2015 · 7:42 pm. Jesus is the Bad News. Last week my book club met to discuss Anne Lamott’s new book. I love Anne Lamott, not because I always agree with her, but because of her frankness. As a girl that despises all pretense, I appreciate a person who isn’t afraid to rip the band-aid off and say what they’re thinking (Like I told my book club when we were supposed to read. Do I mostly write fluff pieces because I’m a chick...
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Love Wins: 3 Wise Questions for the Brutally Honest | deadpan diaries
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1 Dad: The Fun Multiplier. Go Big or Go Home: 4 Reasons to Push Through Fear →. June 28, 2015 · 9:47 pm. Love Wins: 3 Wise Questions for the Brutally Honest. My dad once told me, It’s ok to have an unexpressed idea. Twenty years later, I’m starting to see the wisdom in that. I’ll never be accused of not saying what needed to be said, but I frequently say regrettable things. It’s not hard for me to tell the truth, but restraining myself from bludgeoning someone with it is more difficult. Last night I was ...
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Shower Curtains and St. Mark’s Square: A Tribute to My Dad | deadpan diaries
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Nobody Puts Teddy in the Cellar. 1 Dad: The Fun Multiplier →. June 12, 2015 · 6:16 pm. Shower Curtains and St. Mark’s Square: A Tribute to My Dad. His saving allowed his daughters to graduate from college debt-free. His saving helped finance an adoption and re-roof someone’s home. His saving sent me to Italy for a month after I graduated from seminary. Posing in St. Mark’s Square on my 27th birthday, duplicating a picture taken of me at age 7). Nobody Puts Teddy in the Cellar. 5 responses to “. Always lo...
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In Defense of Participation Trophies | deadpan diaries
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A Cruel Kindness: When You Have to Walk Away. The Avalanche of Horrors →. May 1, 2015 · 7:23 pm. In Defense of Participation Trophies. Opponents of participation trophies complain that it gives children a sense of entitlement, teaching them that they deserve a trophy regardless of whether they win or lose. I disagree. I think it teaches kids that one of the most valuable things they can do in life is just. When writing about the recent earthquake in Nepal, my friend Cindi pointed out in her blog. The maj...
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Nobody Puts Teddy in the Cellar | deadpan diaries
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No Doze: Why My Family Does Sleepovers. Shower Curtains and St. Mark’s Square: A Tribute to My Dad →. June 4, 2015 · 2:32 am. Nobody Puts Teddy in the Cellar. After 25 years in ministry and on the less glamorous side of 50, my friend Len quit his day job. He and his wife Cindi, both talented writers, have taken this year off to write. Len finished his first novel and Cindi has been polishing up a couple of screenplays. Projects like these require time and headspaceand chutzpah. Paul says to the Corinthia...
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Ragamuffins Welcome | deadpan diaries
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Jesus is the Bad News. Nobody Special: The Glory of Mediocrity →. August 9, 2015 · 9:35 pm. A few weeks ago at church, as we sang Matt Redman’s Your Grace Finds Me, these lyrics overwhelmed me:. Same for the rich and poor. Same for the saint and for the sinner. Enough for this whole wide world. Four Views of Revelation. Would not likely provide much practical life application. Still I poked around, knowing there were a few books stashed in there that had changed me. I had found it! My freshman year in co...
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No Doze: Why My Family Does Sleepovers | deadpan diaries
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The Avalanche of Horrors. Nobody Puts Teddy in the Cellar →. May 22, 2015 · 9:15 pm. No Doze: Why My Family Does Sleepovers. About a year ago I came across this blog post entitled Why My Family Doesn’t Do Sleepovers. It seems to be in wide circulation you know, like my blog (Bwhahaha) because I had at least 5 friends bring it up in conversation and I’ve seen it reposted this week. That is a totally rational and valid perspective. It is a totally rational and valid perspective I do not share. Kyle and I d...
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