Wife, mother, blogger, Catholic ministry. I love to garden even when it goes wrong. Same with writing (and we know it can go wrong.) Believing that God is present in all of it.
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Great advice! Too often we focus on the problem but love is the solution to many problems in our world. When we recognize a problem let’s ask what the loving response would be and then go with that. Thanks for this post.