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Managing Holiday Relationship Expectations

Posted on June 29, 2023 by msw blog

 Do you know what you and your partner are doing for the holidays? Are you exchanging gifts? Does your partner even care about celebrating? If you’ve been putting off talking about all of this because you know holidays can be a … Continue reading →

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Just Because

Posted on June 28, 2023 by msw blog

Give freely little just for fun gifts will feel like a big hug on an ordinary day, especially when the gift shows the recipient you know what they love.   Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your … Continue reading →

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Managing Our Gifts

Posted on June 6, 2023 by msw blog

How would you describe your God-given talents and spiritual gifts? What could you do to manage or steward them better for His glory? Heavenly Father, at times I’ve squandered my gifts and talents. Sharpen my commitment to manage the gifts You’ve … Continue reading →

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Emotional Gifts

Posted on May 17, 2023 by msw blog

After I retired, I had time to go through boxes of personal papers that I had saved. These included letters that current friends and family had written to me over many years. It was fun rereading many of these, but … Continue reading →

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My Sweetie

Posted on May 7, 2023 by msw blog

We’ve endured lockdowns in Shanghai since March 2022, surfacing with just a day to buy provisions before going back into “house arrest.” My husband’s birthday fell on the second day of the current lockdown. I gave him, my spouse of … Continue reading →

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