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Getting some perspective for 2020

By Stacey Shannon on Thursday, January 2, 2020

A recent biopsy has me re-evaluating my priorities Back in the fall of 2013, I went with my husband to a health fair through his employer. One of the offered tests was an ultrasound of arteries in your neck. We both did that. His came back fine. My arteries were fine, but the technician found …

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Keeping the faith in yourself

By Stacey Shannon on Thursday, September 26, 2019

How to maintain your confidence when life goes sideways About three years ago, I met some friends from college for lunch. All four of us knew each other when we were young adults ready to make our mark on the world. We each went on to get post-graduate degrees in our fields. In the time …

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Celebrating one year of Families with Grace with a giveaway and freebies!

By Stacey Shannon on Thursday, September 19, 2019

Enter for a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card and get two freebies! Affiliate links are used in this post; if you make a qualifying purchase via my link, I receive a small percentage of the sale at no additional cost to you. I only recommend products and services I use and love. …

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Finding victory in spite of chronic pain

By Stacey Shannon on Thursday, May 30, 2019

Learning to celebrate the positive instead of focusing on the negative Last week, I had an appointment with my urologist. I hadn’t seen him for a year. A year! I had called in with one issue in that entire year and that was pretty quickly resolved. When I was at my appointment, I realized I …

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5 ways moms can find downtime

By Stacey Shannon on Monday, May 27, 2019

Why you need to rest and ideas on how to make it happen! Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.” Exodus 20:8 Talk to any mom of little kids about finding time to rest — let alone take a whole day of rest — and she is most likely going to laugh in your …

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10 Lessons learned from having chronic illnesses

By Stacey Shannon on Monday, May 13, 2019

My health journey has taught me many lessons I was 3 when my bladder issues first started. Though they waxed and waned through different parts of my childhood, they came back with a vengeance when I was 23 and have stuck around ever since. A few years ago, they added their friend fibromyalgia into the …

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40 Life lessons learned by age 40

By Stacey Shannon on Thursday, May 2, 2019

Funny and poignant life lessons In a couple of days, I will leave my 30s behind and turn 40. I’ve been pondering this decade shift for the last couple of months. I’ve concluded that I don’t mind the new number. And I’ve also concluded that I’ve learned a lot in my four decades of life …

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It’s OK to let go and ask for help!

By Stacey Shannon on Monday, April 22, 2019

Asking for help is hard. It goes against our human pride and desire to be independent and strong. We don’t want to ever admit that we can’t do it all or are weak. We like to take the weight of the world on our shoulders and plaster on a smile as we stumble around under …

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What physical therapy taught me about the determination of moms

By Stacey Shannon on Friday, April 12, 2019

About a month ago, I shared with you about my experiences with anxiety and depression on spring break. One of the things I mentioned in that post was seeing a new doctor for my fibromyalgia who prescribed physical therapy for me, including aquatic therapy. While I’ve done physical therapy many times throughout my adult life …

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Families with Grace’s Little Blessings Challenge

By Stacey Shannon on Monday, April 8, 2019

One of my son’s recent favorite songs is Rend Collective’s “Counting Every Blessing.” It’s a good song that talks about counting every blessing from God even when we cannot see. Last fall, we were on our way home from my uncle’s funeral and my son requested this song in the car. We had an hour …