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Oct 23, 2020
4 min

Carrying the load

A smart man makes a mistake, learns from it, and never makes that mistake again. But a wise man finds a smart man and learns from him how...

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Stephanie Valentine

Sep 3, 2020
4 min

The Shifting Sandbags of Time

"Exercise should be regarded as a tribute to the heart." Gene Tunney

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Stephanie Valentine

Jun 23, 2020
4 min

If the truth be told

I was quiet, but I was not blind. - Jane Austen Nothing boosts your confidence like family research or “finding your people”. In this...

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Stephanie Valentine

May 21, 2020
3 min

Maternal Mentoring Part 2

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them...

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Stephanie Valentine

Apr 9, 2020
3 min

Maternal mentoring Part 1

The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves. -...

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Stephanie Valentine

Nov 5, 2019
3 min

Ready!

What gives me the most hope every day is God's grace; knowing that his grace is going to give me the strength for whatever I face,...

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Stephanie Valentine

Apr 2, 2019
3 min

And after her mother died

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. -Lao Tzu Aretha Franklin died last year....

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Stephanie Valentine

Feb 18, 2019
3 min

Owning my oddness

Motherhood is more than bearing children, though it is certainly that. It is the essence of who we are as women. It defines our very...

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Stephanie Valentine

Aug 1, 2018
4 min

Time to go

You're not a dream,You're not an angel,You're a man I'm not a queen,I'm a woman,Take my hand We'll make a space In the lives That we'd...

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We’re Moving Where? Or The Plight of a Young Bride

Stephanie Valentine

Jun 30, 2018
4 min

We’re Moving Where? Or The Plight of a Young Bride

We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us. - Joseph Campbell Have you ever known someone...

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Stephanie Valentine

May 25, 2018
4 min

The Blessing of Breeze

Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength. -Saint Francis de Sales Several harrowing stories have been told...

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Stephanie Valentine

Apr 4, 2018
4 min

The Bane of Their Existence

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. Benjamin Franklin Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the...

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Stephanie Valentine

Mar 1, 2018
4 min

Say What?!?

Necessity dispenseth with decorum. -Thomas Carlyle No matter how old you are when your parents pass away, you feel like an orphan. My...

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Stephanie Valentine

Feb 1, 2018
3 min

Rebellion

I hold it that a little rebellion now and then, is a good thing… - Thomas Jefferson When you have children it is just a matter of time...

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Stephanie Valentine

Dec 21, 2017
4 min

Run, Run, Run

"We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline,...

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Stephanie Valentine

Nov 30, 2017
3 min

The Mommy-Meter

Creativity is intelligence having fun. – Albert Einstein Creativity is a wild mind and a disciplined eye. – Dorothy Parker I am the proud...

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Stephanie Valentine

Oct 9, 2017
4 min

Number Our Days

So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:12 This has been a challenging few weeks for me and my...

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Stephanie Valentine

Aug 28, 2017
3 min

The Center of the Universe

If people want to find things, they find them themselves. Jimmy Page In our house, the place where we put all of the important stuff,...

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Stephanie Valentine

Jul 10, 2017
3 min

The Talcum Incident

The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence. -Denis Waitley The year was...

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Stephanie Valentine

Jun 19, 2017
3 min

An Adoring, Practical Dad

Mothers play an important role as the heart of the home, but this in no way lessens the equally important role fathers should play, as...

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