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The Third Force

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Leah
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My marriage needs a vacation. Ok, I know I’m over the top with my vacation needs, but hear me out how this little phrase developed. This past weekend was our church’s semi annual conference. I love to sit and listen … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, daily life, LDS, LDS conference, life lessons, marriage, raising kids, Rob, values | 4 Replies

Embracing the Mess (?!?!)

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Leah
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I’m a bit of a stress case sometimes. My family can attest to it. My mind is always racing, I’ve always got something that needs to be done (or feel I should be doing something else), multitasking, running around, you … Continue reading →

Posted in daily life, life lessons, raising kids | 1 Reply

Quote of the week

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Leah
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Ok this is sort of a long quote of the week, but I love it. One of my clients gave me this as a card for Christmas. It made me teary. Words to live by. … Continue reading →

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Light will Always Prevail Against Darkness

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Leah
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I do not have the answers to all questions. I don’t even think I know what the right questions are to even ask. But I do know that where there is light, darkness can not exist. So that is one … Continue reading →

Posted in life lessons, teaching kids, values | 4 Replies

Quote of the Week

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Leah
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“Fear can be overcome by preparation and faith”. I want my kids to be able to think. I mean really think. I mean  – critically think. I mean to question things. Question motives, question rationale, use logic, and reasoning. Seek … Continue reading →

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Lessons from Zandra

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Leah
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The same client I talked about here, was also telling me how she is struggling with “finding herself”. She doesn’t know who she is. My feeling is we all struggle with this throughout our lives! Our goal in life is … Continue reading →

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Study Skills 103

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Leah
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Planning sets you free!! “Plan? No way. I don’t want to be uptight. I don’t want to be restrained. I don’t want to lose my spontaneity. I don’t want to be some tense person who never gets to have fun. … Continue reading →

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Study Skills 102

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Leah
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School is fast approaching (starting this Tuesday – can’t believe it!) so we are springing into action around here and getting all our stuff ready. We went school supply shopping and then sat down and organized everything. That, is certainly … Continue reading →

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Prescription: Failure

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Leah
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One of the benefits of working as a therapist is you sometimes get to see things a bit more objectively, and then give some advice that might actually be hard advice to follow if you were emotionally attached to the … Continue reading →

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Kidless and Weeds

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Leah
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This week we had no kids. They all were off with their other parents on vacation. We had visions of romantic dinners, planned a little get away, and were going to savour every moment. While we did go out for … Continue reading →

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