Mags Chernock DePetrisFamily GraceHappy Thanksgiving weekend to you. Expressing gratitude for what I’m most thankful for is the precise reason I put our pre-meal grace…Nov 28, 2018Nov 28, 2018
Mags Chernock DePetrisHow? or Why?When someone asks me how I’m doing, I feel loved and cared for. When someone asks me why I’m doing something, it can quickly feel like an…Nov 28, 2018Nov 28, 2018
Mags Chernock DePetrisThe ScaleWith the season of eating quickly approaching, I got thinking about the scale. My scale lives up on a shelf in my closet. I stopped…Nov 9, 2018Nov 9, 2018
Mags Chernock DePetrisExplanations vs. ExcusesFrom a young age, it bothered me when people would make excuses and speak for their children, “Oh he’s shy, but thank you for having him.”…Nov 9, 2018Nov 9, 2018
Mags Chernock DePetrisBusyBeing too busy makes me so agitated and pissy that I’ve had several serious come to Jesus realizations about how much I can physically do…Nov 9, 2018Nov 9, 2018
Mags Chernock DePetrisMama, Where Does Anger Come From?Well honey, this is what happens for me….Nov 9, 2018Nov 9, 2018
Mags Chernock DePetrisSchedule ChangesOne of the realities of conducting business and raising children in 2018 is that, thanks to smartphones, tablets and computers, people…Nov 9, 2018Nov 9, 2018
Mags Chernock DePetrisRight WaitingLast week I wrote about the change in perspective I had with the people who run late in my life in Left Waiting. I thought it was…Oct 11, 2018Oct 11, 2018
Mags Chernock DePetrisLeft WaitingThere used to be nothing that drove me crazier than waiting for my husband. He used to run late constantly and I was left staring at the…Oct 11, 2018Oct 11, 2018
Mags Chernock DePetrisSwitch to DimmersThis week was a particularly full week. There were a lot of balls in the air: deadlines, another day off of school, schedule changes, etc…Sep 27, 2018Sep 27, 2018
