Week Five Summer of Mentorship 2020 Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith
As moms, we know we need rest. We usually equate rest with sleep or rest with a vacation, but this week’s guest shares a much bigger picture of our need for rest in multiple areas of our lives. Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith is a medical doctor, wife and mother to two boys. She had everything she’d dreamed of and worked hard to achieve, but wasn’t enjoying it. “So I kept pushing and pushing myself ...
53m Aug 03, 2020
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Week Four Summer of Mentorship 2020 :: Sally Clarkson
Sippy cup refill requests. Another load of laundry to fold. A sibling dispute. Ever feel like you are reacting to life? Life is coming at you and you respond. There have been many times in my mothering where instead of joy & hope I feel beat down and unfulfilled. One woman who has whispered beauty and calm into those dark places, is today’s podcast guest, Sally Clarkson (http://sallyclarkson...
38m Jul 27, 2020
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Week Three Summer of Mentorship 2020 Francie Winslow
(This episode originally aired in 2016) Francie Winslow shares the exponential impact marital intimacy has on the world around us. Sex is a multiplying factor in our lives, not just with producing kids, but producing a massive amount of connection. In the past two years Francie has been doing extensive research on theology of the body. Exploring how God stamped His image on us. How we express...
49m Jul 20, 2020
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Week Two Summer of Mentorship 2020 :: Dorena Williamson
Many of us avoid and struggle with conversations about race or disabilities because it’s uncomfortable. When our children ask innocent questions about someone who is different than they are, it can make us feel tongue tied or embarrassed. Author Dorena Williamson has created some lovely children’s books to help parents respond and invite their children to join them on the journey of learning t...
48m Jul 13, 2020
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Week One Summer of Mentorship 2020 :: Rachel Anne Ridge
Rachel Anne Ridge is an author, professional artist, and speaker in Texas. Together with her husband Tom, she bootstrapped her way through the Great Recession, raised a family, and rediscovered her purpose in the midst of the everyday juggle of life. Her books, Flash, The Homeless Donkey Who Taught Me About Life, Faith, and Second Chances, and Walking with Henry are inspired by the stray donkey...
36m Jul 06, 2020
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How to Avoid Power Struggles :: Stacy Bellward and Chad Hayenga [Ep 292]
With more family togetherness than ever before comes the potential for a lot more arguing and nagging our kids to obey. If you’re stuck in a parenting rut or negative cycle, then our friends from Connected Families (https://connectedfamilies.org) are here to help. Stacey Bellward and Chad Hayenga join me to talk about breaking the patterns of defensiveness in our kids and how the power of curi...
41m Jun 29, 2020
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Focus on Growth vs Guilt :: Lisa Bevere [Ep 291]
Author and speaker Lisa Bevere is back to give us a powerful message as we head into summer with our kids: “push aside the guilt and celebrate growth.” She shares some personal stories from very hard places in her life as a young mom and how God led her to work through her anger and underlying fears. “God said to me: ‘Children inherit one of two things, either my promises or your fears.’ And ...
43m Jun 22, 2020
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Build Lasting Faith in Your Kids :: Dr. Kara Powell [Ep 290]
From learning to walk to tying their shoes and eventually learning to drive (coming up for me soon!), so much of parenting is teaching, training and encouragement. When it comes to faith in God, we do all we can to teach our kids about God’s Word and engage kids in church, but research from the Fuller Youth Institute is helping to shine a light on the potential gaps that cause a high number of...
45m Jun 15, 2020
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Strengthening Our Friendships :: Susan Seay [Ep 289]
Deep friendships are essential to our lives. Whether we’re extroverted or introverted, have a lot of friends or a few, we all need someone else to walk through life with. I’m excited for you to hear from Susan Seay, a mom of 7 and a mentor to many. She shares some great advice on keeping our friendships strong during life’s challenges. “We're all in the same storm. We're just not all dealing w...
46m Jun 08, 2020
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Working from Home :: Jehava Brown [Ep 288]
My guest today Jehava Brown takes us into how she started a blog as a side project while staying home with her kids and transitioned that site into a full-time job. We talk about work/life balance, setting health boundaries and trusting God to be in charge of the things we can’t control. “I know that God is the one who provides every job and every dime. And so when I can rest in that, I don't...
37m Jun 01, 2020
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Tough Transitions with Toddlers and Newborns :: Hailey Bain and Meredith Woodruff [Ep 287]
In the past two years, a lot has changed in the lives of my friends Hailey and Meredith. They came on episode 199 to talk about discipline and toddlers. Since that conversation their families have grown and changed. Today we’re chatting about tough transitions with parenting young kids. Whether it’s a newborn who won’t stop screaming or the anticipation of being outnumbered by a third child, c...
40m May 25, 2020
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Reflecting on Financial Priorities :: Ericka Young [Ep 286]
During the ongoing health crisis of COVID-19, there are a lot of changes in household finances. Maybe grocery and electric bills have gone up because everyone is home. You or your spouse may have a reduction in income or you’ve faced losing your job. In the same way we work to protect ourselves with social distancing and wearing masks in public, there are some important things we can do to pro...
36m May 18, 2020
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The Good God Wants for Our Families :: Paul David Tripp [Ep 285]
With the current global pandemic, we are all together more than ever and it’s causing friction in our relationship with our spouse and kids. Back by popular demand, Paul David Tripp is here to answer your parenting and marriage questions and give us hope for how God can grow good things in our families during this challenging time “One of the things that I've tried to keep in mind as we're goi...
55m May 11, 2020
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When You Carry the Burden of Perfection :: Aubrie Norman [Ep 284]
I’m so excited to introduce you to my friend Aubrie Norman. We have walked together in community for a few years and it’s been a gift to see her family’s journey toward healing. Aubrie and her husband Thomas came to their marriage from broken families and felt the weight of unresolved issues from their past. As their family grew, so did the stress and lack of communication about each of their ...
41m May 04, 2020
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Embracing the Mom You're Meant to Be :: Jo Saxton [Ep 283]
Have you ever questioned the roles you find yourself in, wondering if you were made for more?  Jo Saxton found herself in that position a few years (and two babies) into her marriage. She shares her struggle to own her calling and gifting, choose to work outside the home, and how her family thrived when she let go of fear. Fear is not our friend. It has these aggressive ways that intimidate yo...
47m Apr 27, 2020
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Many Hues, One Humanity :: Dr. Lucretia Berry [Ep 282]
Dr. Lucretia Berry is the founder of Brownicity (https://brownicity.com/) , an online space that provides education and support for racial healing. She joins me to share how we all can take steps to advocate and bring restoration to our communities that have been fractured by the lies and injustice of racism. As a mom of a multi-ethinic family, Lucretia shares how she and her husband addresse...
49m Apr 20, 2020
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Enneagram and Stress :: Ian Morgan Cron [BONUS]
In this bonus episode, we are sharing information from a session Ian Morgan Cron did on Enneagram and Stress. We go through each Enneagram number and talk about their strengths and weaknesses under pressure and some simple ways for each type to flourish in these hard times As we’ve said in previous episodes (https://dontmomalone.com/?s=enneagram) , the Enneagram is just a tool to help us under...
36m Apr 17, 2020
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Keeping Minds Healthy During Crisis :: Dr. Henry Cloud Recap [Ep281]
We’re all processing the changes that the COVID-19 pandemic has made to our daily routines. As we adjust to the new normal of sheltering-in-place, I wanted to share some information I’ve found helpful from Dr. Henry Cloud. (https://www.drcloud.com/) On a recent webinar I attended, Dr. Cloud talked through the psychology and the science of all that’s happening in our brains as our worlds have b...
38m Apr 13, 2020
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Choosing Connection Over Critique :: Rachel Macy Stafford [Ep 280]
Rachel’s 'Hands Free Mama' mentality is all about finding balance in a media-saturated, perfection-obsessed world. And it’s about seizing the little moments that life offers us to engage in real and meaningful interaction. In this episode, Rachel shares realizing she 'd lost connection with her people. How she believed a lie that in order to be loved and accepted she needed to hide certain par...
50m Apr 06, 2020
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Listening to the Lord :: Kelsey Phillips [Ep 279]
A few years ago, my friend Kelsey Philips hit a crisis in her life. She felt physically unwell, depressed and desperate for healing. She connected with a missionary couple from her church who prayed with her and over her for two hours. It was in that prayer time that Kelsey recognized God’s voice for the first time. He had been speaking to me for a long time. I just didn't know it was him. Whe...
48m Mar 30, 2020
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Faith in the Unexpected :: Christine Caine [Re-Run]
In light of an unexpected time in history, our team thought we all need to be reminded of the Truth of who God is and to have our faith emboldened. This episode stood out as the perfect one to re-release. This conversation originally aired Spring of 2018. Powerhouse Christine Caine shares how she let go of fear and found faith for when the unexpected happened. Lots of truth and encouragement h...
42m Mar 23, 2020
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Giving Kids a Firm Foundation :: Troy Simons [Ep 278]
So much of parenting can feel like constantly disciplining our kids for their behaviors. This sets up a system of praise for good behavior, but doesn’t address the heart of our kids. As the Bible says in Isaiah 29:13, “The Lord says: "These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is based on merely human rules ...
45m Mar 16, 2020
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Postpartum Depression :: Brittany Turner [Ep 277]
As difficult as pregnancy and birth tend to be, the postpartum period can be the hardest of all. After all the anticipation you finally have your baby! But many women don’t feel like themselves. They feel sad or hopeless and struggle to connect with their babies. My guest Brittany J. Turner takes us into her story of postpartum depression and what it took for her to start a journey towards who...
46m Mar 09, 2020
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Answering Your Questions :: Heather MacFadyen [Ep 276]
This week Don’t Mom Alone’s host Heather MacFadyen answers your questions! She shares everything from a favorite weeknight recipe to her personal testimony of faith and what worship song she has on repeat. “That song to me just takes you to a place of setting aside all distraction and anything that's trying to pull you from his presence and his get you to a place of listening. I think sitting a...
39m Mar 02, 2020
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Coping Mechanisms, Recovery and Codependency :: Taylor Bashta [Ep 275]
Twelve years into her marriage, Taylor Bashta knew that something was wrong. Her husband who had always been a casual drinker had become more and more dependent on alcohol. She started Googling, “What is an alcoholic?” and wondered what she should do to intervene. Taylor bravely takes us into her story to share what she did next and how setting firm boundaries and seeking help took both her an...
51m Feb 24, 2020
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Training an Oppositional Child (Bonus Episode) Dr. Scott Turansky
During the last 10 minutes of my conversation with Dr. Turansky I asked him about how to train a child with oppositional behavior. He mentioned 7 different tools. With each tool there are several resources available through his website (https://www.biblicalparenting.org/). Please listen to Ep 274 for the rest of the conversation.
13m Feb 21, 2020
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Training a Child's Heart :: Dr. Scott Turansky [Ep 274]
When a child disobeys, our knee-jerk reaction is typically to discipline with consequences. It’s probably how we were parented and seems like the best choice at the moment. But what if we took a different approach? My guest Scott Turansky has some exciting, hope-filled news for us. We can look at our child’s behavior and identify a heart attitude that needs training. Changing their attitudes o...
43m Feb 17, 2020
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Navigating Friendships :: Melanie Shankle [Ep 273]
Finding friends as an adult, keeping up with friends when you become a mom, transitioning friendships as your children grow up… No one tells you what to expect. But, friendships are worth investing in and they are a key part of what helps us not mom alone. Author, speaker and mentor mom Melanie Shankle joins me to share how she’s navigated friendships as an adult. She opens up about what worke...
40m Feb 10, 2020
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Fighting Toxic Thoughts :: Jennie Allen Ep 272
It starts subtly the same way it did with Eve in the garden. “Did God really say?” These small lies from the enemy pass through our minds as one of the 60,000 thoughts we have each day. But lies don’t stay small. Some take root and build highways and cities in our brain that cause us to question God, question who we are and live in fear that the lies are actually the truth. My guest Jennie Al...
44m Feb 03, 2020
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Finding God Faithful :: Kelly Minter [Ep 271]
Kelly Minter followed her dreams to Nashville to pursue a career in music. After years of highs and lows as an artist (mostly lows), Kelly had the opportunity to switch fields and write her first Bible study with LifeWay Publishers. Kelly shares with us about how in the midst of disappointment and unfulfilled dreams, she has found God faithful to continue writing her story. One of her first st...
46m Jan 27, 2020
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Grace According to Our Needs :: Beth Moore [Ep 270]
It’s not an exaggeration to say that Beth Moore is a spiritual mother and inspiration to many women. Her numerous Bible studies and books are a staple in women’s ministries at countless churches. Instead of just an interview promoting her new book, she took the time to chat with me about her own hard experiences in motherhood and marriage. Get ready for some real talk about real life and real ...
53m Jan 20, 2020
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Intimacy with God is the Main Thing :: Kim Cash Tate [Ep 269]
As a lawyer who felt pressure to provide for her family and make a career for herself, Kim Cash Tate was surprised to feel God calling her to a ministry of staying home with her kids and later homeschooling them. She could have ignored the prompting and pursued her career, but Kim chose to “cling” to God and step out in faith. That decision took her to a lot of places that a law career never w...
37m Jan 13, 2020
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Declutter Like a Mother Allie Casazza Ep 268
Mountains of laundry, piles of toys and all the other “stuff” of life that comes into our homes can feel overwhelming, even to the neatest of moms with the best of intentions. We all love our families, but living with the messes and the clutter that comes along with them is a challenge. My guest Allie Casazza knows what it feels like to be overwhelmed by constantly cleaning and picking up her ...
41m Jan 06, 2020
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Broken Crayons Still Color Toni Collier Ep 267
Toni Collier’s short childhood ended in third grade when her mother had a stroke and she was practically left alone to care for her. Toni carried many heavy emotional burdens in her childhood and felt deeply that she had to protect herself because the world was not a safe place. Fast forward several years and Toni’s strength of will to avoid the emotional trauma she experienced as a child fina...
46m Nov 25, 2019
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Gratitude With Every Bite Melissa D'Arabian Ep 266
Melissa d’Arabian is a winner of “The Next Food Network Star,” a celebrity chef, author, and mom of four. She’s is an expert on affordable and healthy family home cooking who has inspired people with her shows on Food Network. A few years ago, God inspired Melissa to do a deep dive into scripture and prayer to evaluate the meaning of food in her life. What she discovered is our relationship wi...
47m Nov 18, 2019
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6th Podcast-iversary Heather MacFadyen Ep 265
Wow! Six years into podcasting and the 265 episodes of this show have been downloaded 8.7 million times across 204 different countries. Today we are celebrating our podcast-iversary with a “best-of” show featuring clips from your favorite episodes. We’re also featuring testimonials from listeners who share how the podcast has helped them not mom alone. Like these quotes from moms: “This pod...
26m Nov 11, 2019
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Compassion Changes Everything :: Jonathan Almonte [Ep 264]
Jonathan Almonte’s story shows how sponsoring a child through Compassion International (or other similar programs) can change the course of a child’s life. However, it is the compassion of the people in his story who loved him when he fought back and wrote him letters calling out his identity and inherent worth as a child of God that may have made the biggest difference. “That letter changed ...
47m Nov 04, 2019
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Foster Care Story of Hope Victoria Petersen Ep 263
On the surface, Victoria (Tori) Petersen’s story doesn’t sound full of hope. Her growing up years were filled with abuse, a mom who struggled with drugs, and more than 10 foster homes with no hope of adoption. But God’s heart for Tori wasn’t death; it was life. Through a series of relationships and her own study, Tori learned about God. She experienced sacrificial love and community in the chu...
46m Oct 28, 2019
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You Deserve a Mentor Susie Davis Ep 262
Susie Davis is a mentor of mentors. She’s the author of several books and host of the Dear Daughters podcast. I’m so excited to share our conversation with you as she answers your questions about mentorship, marriage and meeting with God. “I think you deserve a mentor. I think it's God's will for your life to have an older woman that you can talk to who has wisdom for you and your specific sit...
45m Oct 21, 2019
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Racial Reconciliation Starts with You Latasha Morrison Ep 261
Racial tensions in America are as high within the church as outside of it. My guest Latasha Morrison believes Jesus followers must become the leaders in the conversation on racial reconciliation. That we must, “build a bridge” to bring justice, healing and transformation. “It starts with awareness and then acknowledging the pain and brokenness. We didn't create it, but it is all of our respons...
42m Oct 14, 2019
42m
The Window of Tolerance Charissa Fry Ep 260
As parents, we are keenly aware of the peaks and valleys of our kids’ emotions. Anger, sadness, excitement, and all the other feelings can make us feel like our child is on a roller coaster we’re just trying to slow down. It’s true that we all feel highs and lows throughout our day, but we rarely talk about what it feel like when we’re “in the zone” and feeling calm and ready to go. My guest t...
40m Oct 07, 2019
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The Enneagram, Marriage and the Gospel Beth McCord Ep 259
It’s a popular (and sometimes controversial) typology system that can help you understand yourself and others better, but how can we use the Enneagram in light of the gospel to help our marriages thrive? Beth McCord of Your Enneagram Coach is here to walk us how to look at our marriages and close relationships through the lens of the Enneagram and the Gospel. “With the Enneagram, you can see ...
47m Sep 30, 2019
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Helping Your Child with Sensory Processing Issues Lynne Jackson Ep 258
When a child processes sensory information just a little differently than his or her peers it can mean BIG emotions, meltdowns and a huge struggle for us as parents. Often these kids are labeled as “sensitive” or “intense” and they might cause us to avoid playdates and public places because we’re never sure what seemingly small issue will cause the next explosion. Lynne Jackson of Connected F...
44m Sep 23, 2019
44m
Forgiving My Alcoholic Mother Sarah Mae Ep 257
Author, blogger and podcast host Sarah Mae joins me to share her story of working through the generational bondage of alcoholism and the verbal and emotional abuse she suffered from her mother. “I remember yelling out, 'I'm going to kill myself,' and her saying, 'Go ahead, I dare you.' And that was it for me. I just bawled because I felt so unloved and so confused.” In her new book The Compli...
47m Sep 16, 2019
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Porn-Proofing Our Kids Kristen Jenson Ep 256
Access to the internet is everywhere in our modern world. And that means access to pornography and sexual imagery is everywhere too. Rather than bury our heads in the sand or cross our fingers that our kids won’t see porn, we can choose to be proactive and to give them a plan for how to react. Kristen Jenson, the best-selling author or Good Picture Bad Pictures, joins me to share some simple w...
48m Sep 09, 2019
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Become What You Behold Ruth Simons Ep 255
My guest today is Ruth Chou Simons. She’s a mom of six boys and an author and entrepreneur. You may know her best from the beautiful watercolor prints and products she creates for her business on Gracelaced.com. In her newest book, Beholding and Becoming: The Art of Everyday Worship, Grace shares about how every day is an opportunity to be shaped and formed by what moves our hearts and capture...
37m Sep 02, 2019
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Raising Worry-Free Girls :: Sissy Goff [Bonus]
For a variety of reasons, childhood anxiety rates are soaring, especially among girls. My guest Sissy Goff is here to share some of her insights on how to recognize worry and anxiety in your daughter and empower her to overcome. We talk about tools we can use to help us understand why our brains are often working against us in times of anxiety and grounding techniques to slow and stop the emot...
24m Aug 30, 2019
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Adventures of a Boy Mom Monica Swanson Ep 254
Fellow boy moms, this episode is for you! This chat with Monica Swanson another mom of four boys and author of the new book Boy Mom (https://monicaswanson.com/boymombook/) dives into a lot of your questions about how to raise your boys to be godly men. We talk about encouraging strong friendships between brothers, teaching boys to be strong AND gentle, and about the importance of giving our so...
53m Aug 26, 2019
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Summer of Mentorship 2019 Week Six Shontell Brewer
With the ability to connect with anyone, anywhere in the world, feels like we’re more isolated and ineffective than ever. But what if we worried less about making a big impact.  And focused more on doing the things in front of us with quality and depth? I’m a big fan of this week's mentor, Shontell Brewer (http://shontellbrewer.com/) . She’s a wise mom to five kiddos. And she has an excellent ...
59m Aug 19, 2019
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Summer of the Mentorship 2019 Week Five Lynn Hoffman
Being a mom reveals your most broken places. I often think motherhood would be easy if my boys behaved better. Or maybe if I read one more parenting book. Or if I finally caught the magical contentment unicorn just beyond my grasp. Of course, none of those options really pan out (especially the unicorn). It’s my own junk. Every day the yuck in my heart rises to the surface. But with the pace ...
39m Aug 12, 2019
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