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Photo by Vlada Karpovich via Pexels A. Kristy posted a video with her daughter. Four-year-old Emmie was reading aloud as her mother wrote on a small chalkboard. Kristy put her finger to her mouth, pondered, and wrote kind. Emmie read it. “Good!” Kristy exclaimed. “Now — ” She erased kind and wrote book. “Book,” said Emmie. Kristy clapped. “Okay, now we’ll do a harder one.” Finger went back to mouth, and then she wrote marker. The little girl sounded it out. “Em, ay, ar, k-k-kay, ar. Marker!” The video got fast and slidy as Kristy hugged her daughter. Ugh, chalk...

Zoë Petersen, Deseret News Folks who’ve held a grudge over a wrong, mentally replayed a hurtful incident over and over or struggled to move past tragedy have access to a tool that could free them from the pain — and the person who inflicted it. The REACH forgiveness workbook, developed by psychologist Everett Worthington, is designed to provide a starting point and directions to navigate the path to forgiving someone. It’s free, takes between two and three hours and can be used almost anywhere in the world by virtually anyone who has something they would like to let go.Forgiving someone...

Employers often find it challenging to manage employee schedules, especially in larger organizations. Having a reliable employee work schedule template can help simplify the process and ensure that all staff members are on the same page. In this article, we will explore ten different work schedule templates that can help employers streamline their scheduling practices and improve overall productivity. Let’s get into it! Can you download a printable work schedule? Yes, it is possible to download a printable work schedule. Many businesses and organizations offer printable work schedule templates on their websites, which can be downloaded and printed for personal...

I like writing about places almost as much as I like visiting them. For much of my career, I worked in the travel industry as a writer and editor. For almost fourteen years, I wrote articles, reviews, and marketing content for and about destinations around the world. Over time, using words to illustrate the characters of historic cities, seaside villages, and sweeping natural landscapes became almost second nature to me. When it comes to writing about places in fiction, there’s a lot of good advice out there. The majority of what you find online is both practical and useful, such...

What do you do when you’ve yelled at your kids? How can you smother the fire of hurt feelings and shame? We don’t need to allow shame to take the front seat of our minds. Last week, I screamed at my 4 year old. She immediately started crying. My outburst had scared her. And to be honest, my lack of self-control in that moment scared me, too. Without saying another word, I walked outside, sat down, put my head in my hands and cried out to God. I know I’m not alone in being triggered by my children and sinning...