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Managing Pain: Stay Off The Bridge

January 13, 2015 By momcafe 56 Comments

I’m not a stranger to managing pain. I have had four surgeries in five years, and every one of them left me in pretty bad shape. Pain has so much power… There is a slippery bridge from physical pain to mental anguish. I try not to step on it. I know what’s on the other […]

Filed Under: Encouragement in Expression, Encouragement in Healing, Encouragement in Words Tagged With: Encouragement, Gratitude, Love, Managing pain, parenting, Surgeries

Grrr… To Gratitude

October 19, 2014 By momcafe 37 Comments

I wrote this post over two years ago, and I came across it and realized this principle is ongoing for us all.  I believe one of the greatest challenges and deepest joys comes from the fine art of gratitude… Even when you’re suffering. During the years that my daughter was sick, we learned together that […]

Filed Under: Encouragement in Faith, Encouragement in Healing, Encouragement in Motherhood Tagged With: Blessings, Gratitude, parenting, Phil 4:8, sickness, Suffering

Finding New Thankful Hearts!

July 13, 2014 By momcafe 25 Comments

This is my TToT mission:  Finding new thankful hearts!  Why not reach out and compel others to share their own list of Thankfuls?  Each week, as my beloved friend Lizzi calls us to heed the power in gratitude, I will carry the message outside of my blog.  It will be my ongoing goal to encourage […]

Filed Under: Encouragement in Expression, Encouragement in Faith, Encouragement in Family Tagged With: Gratitude, Guests, Ten Things of Thankful, Thankful hearts, TToT, Vlogs

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