Maddie's Mom Writes

Sharing my journey to an intentional life

One blog post at a time.

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  • Self-regulation and Emotional Comfort

    Self-regulation and Emotional Comfort

    I just read how most young people today consider emotional comfort to be a basic right. And that many of them feel that the people around them should be cognizant of that and take an active part in providing it. Well, it wasn’t stated quite that frankly, but that was…

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  • Common Misconceptions, Part One

    In my ongoing efforts to educate and delight, I thought I might start a new series. Also, series of these sorts are handy to have…

  • The Incarceration of Serafina

    Day One Well, that most assuredly did not go as well as planned. What started out as a simple look-see to determine why so many…

  • Weird Words, Part 7

    Preface No seriously, this is a preface and it’s not about the word “preface.” Although, it is kind of a weird word if you think…

  • Following Blogs

    I have very little spare time. It always seems to me that should not be the case. I don’t work outside the home, but taking…

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Getting outdoors. One of my favorite things

I’m Dianne, the creator and author of this blog. I started blogging in order to promote my novels. But I discovered I really enjoy reaching out to the world through my blog. I’m curious and I seek answers to all sorts of things. Writing about what interests me helps me to explore the world and all the people in it. I especially enjoy the comments from readers and how they illuminate the topics under discussion.

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