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Julie Seedorf: Celebrate your mother this week and always
For me, there has been no career as satisfying and as frustrating as that of being a mother. ...
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Julie Seedorf: The value of good customer service skills
A few years ago I wrote about the imperfect evergreen tree with five tops in our backyard. I ...
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Julie Seedorf: Shopping, television and other frustrations
My irritation levels have been up this past week. It isn’t anything major just everyday life tweaking my ...
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Julie Seedorf: Learn how to accept change in your life
I have always loved magazines. There is something magical about the feel of the glossy paper and the ...
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Julie Seedorf: Emergency personnel are the silent heroes
It’s no secret I love watching television and going to movies. I have heard the criticism and the ...
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Julie Seedorf: Celebrate all the differences in your life
I was getting ready to meet my grandchildren, one of whom is a teenage granddaughter, and I wondered ...
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Julie Seedorf: Write your memoir simply for your families
Have you written your memoir yet? I haven’t. I hadn’t even thought about writing a memoir until the ...
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Julie Seedorf: Acts of kindness never wasted on anyone
I wonder if I have a guardian angel named Nancy. In recent weeks, I was gifted with two random ...
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Julie Seedorf: Don’t be silent or you, too, are also to blame
December and January were challenging months for me. I caught the crud Thanksgiving Day, and it continued through ...
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Julie Seedorf: Can you believe the phone calls these days?
I remember the telephone number of my dad’s shoe store; it was 508. I would give the number ...
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Julie Seedorf: Cat teaches about patience, showing love
You have heard the stories about my two little shysters, Boris and Natasha, but what you might not ...
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Julie Seedorf: There are resources available to abuse victims
“Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.” I heard these words spoken ...
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Julie Seedorf: Conversations opening up about abuse
The 1960s seemed like an idyllic time to live in a small southern Minnesota town. One of the ...
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Julie Seedorf: There is hope out there for abuse victims
Last week I shared with you my shock at the abuse my author friend, CeeCee James, went through ...
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Julie Seedorf: How has reporting abuse changed over years?
In my opinion I had an idyllic childhood. It had its ups and downs, but considering what is ...
