The Resolute Woman

Category: advice

  • Find the good

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    “Find the good—and praise it.” Alex Haley, the author of the book Roots, lived by those words, remarked U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander, who counted Haley as a friend, during President Obama’s inauguration ceremony. They are powerful words. We hope all of us will seek to find the good—in our country, in our world, in ourselves…

  • A year of organized living

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    Who could resist a headline like this? “A year of organized living—life skills, strategies and advice to make every day easier” I didn’t resist. I am embarrassed to admit that I read that headline on a magazine that I found while waiting in line at the grocery store, and then I bought the January issue…

  • Read at every wait

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    I was reminded of Father Tim and Cynthia recently when I visited my husband’s Aunt Ola. Father Tim and Cynthia, of course, are characters in Jan Karon’s The Mitford Series books. During our visit, Ola and I talked about Father Tim and Cynthia as if they were old friends. After the visit, I thought how…

  • Slow down

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    During the next several weeks, we’re going to share some holiday lessons we’ve learned. I’ve been busy getting ready for Christmas. Most of the time, I have been happy busy. Busy, but not frantic. Now that Christmas is over, I’m planning a quiet day, a day with a slower pace. A peaceful day. Peace? This…

  • Merry Christmas!

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    Merry Christmas! During the next several weeks, we’re going to share some holiday lessons we’ve learned. We usually share a new blog post on Tuesday, but we’re publishing early because tomorrow is Christmas Day. Tomorrow we’re going to turn off our computers, our TVs and our radios and enjoy every minute of the day with…

  • Cherish your memories

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    During the next several weeks, we’re going to share some holiday lessons we’ve learned. Even though I love Christmas, I sometimes have to fight sadness during the holiday season. I feel sad when I remember how my three brothers and our children would crowd into my mother’s small house. It was always a happy day.…

  • Celebrate with a child

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    During the next several weeks, we’re going to share some holiday lessons we’ve learned. When my friend Everett, who’s five-years-old, came to visit, he told me what he wants for Christmas. He sang the song he’s going to sing at his Christmas performance at preschool. Then, he announced that he wanted to play Duck, Duck,…

  • Take good care of yourself

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    During the next several weeks, we’re going to share some holiday lessons we’ve learned. I am not going to tell you anything that you don’t already know. However, when we’re busy buying presents, entertaining and going to holiday parties, decorating your house and cooking, and writing Christmas cards, we all sometimes forget to take care…

  • To diet, or not to diet?

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    During the next several weeks, we’re going to share some holiday lessons we’ve learned. When a friend lamented that she would like to lose a few pounds before the end of the year, I remembered the good advice I received years ago from a nutritionist with a Ph.D. It was the winter that my mother-in-law…

  • Remember why you’re celebrating

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    During the next several weeks, we’re going to share some holiday lessons we’ve learned. My husband and I were busy preparing our Thanksgiving feast when we realized that Jason, who shares an college apartment with my son, Jay, had never heard the story of the first Thanksgiving celebrated by the pilgrims. It wasn’t a big…