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The Grit and Grace Project

Darlene Brock & Julie Bender from GritandGraceLife.org

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Ask Dr. Zoe – How to Avoid Gossip Among Friends

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2025/06/11

‘Minny Mama’ Asked: I have two friends in my mom group that are bickering/gossiping about each other to another friend in our group. I don’t like to get involved in gossip or other women’s drama. However, I feel that these women will each say I am not being a loyal friend. What do I do? I thought that high school had ended. Thanks! Dr. Zoe Answered: And sometimes high school continues…We have all gossiped at some time in our lives. I know I have! Some people make whole careers of

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What Makes a Great Father? – 285

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2025/06/10

Cheesy puns, recliner naps, and mischievous risks… these are just some of the hallmarks of a great dad—maybe even yours! As Father’s Day approaches, Darlene Brock and Julie Bender remind you of what makes a great father. Why we need to take time to celebrate the unique qualities that set dads apart. They share how their husbands handle fatherhood, explore the innate differences between men and women that make a father’s approach to raising kids to complementary, and why it’s

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Want to Live a Long Healthy Life? Don’t Skip Dessert

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2025/06/09

I’ve never learned to like the bitter taste of coffee. I love the smell, but the taste? Not so much. I mean, every once in a while I’ll have a little coffee with my cream and sugar. Until. Until our latest adventure in Puerto Rico, when my son and daughter-in-law took us to breakfast one morning. My daughter-in-law ordered a mocha, which turned out to be a cup dipped in Nutella, plunged into Oreo cookie crumbs, and filled with the chocolatey-coffee beverage with a creamy heart painted on top. And

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Don’t Miss the Miracle: Trusting God When Plans Change

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2025/06/08

My mom and I anxiously waited through the long hours of Dad’s open heart surgery, only to find ourselves back in the hospital 36 hours after discharge, with his lungs full of blood clots. We spent the entire weekend at the hospital, enduring tests, medications, and blood transfusions, waiting for a Monday morning procedure to remove the clots and save his life. Monday morning finally arrived. Dad was prepped and ready when our hope was shattered by the surgeon, “We aren’t going to do this procedure,

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So, We Disagree—Can We Still Talk?

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2025/06/06

I grew up in a church that led their spiritual conversation by giving you rules—what you can’t do as a Christian. There was a lot for this teen girl in northern Indiana. We weren’t supposed to dance, play cards, wear miniskirts, smoke, drink, or cuss. And soon to make the list—drugs, because they were relatively new to the American culture. It was a season of darkness, both in the church and the culture that surrounded it. So, every weekend, I parked the rules at the door as I left my home to be

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Ask Dr. Zoe – Conquering Phobias

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2025/06/06

‘Sleepless Beauty’ Asked: I have suffered from fear at night my whole life. I love sleeping, but falling asleep is the worst part for me. I’m always nervous that there is someone in my house, or will break in when I am sleeping. This has never actually happened to me in my 24 years of living, but it’s been an absolute fear since I can remember (about 6 years old). I’ve told myself for years that I’ll be fine when I’m an adult… well I’m married now and still haven’t changed one bit

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Forgiveness to Reconciliation: Part 2 – 284

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2025/06/03

The process of forgiveness and reconciliation is a two-way street, and both parties are equally responsible for putting in the work to restore the relationship. Yes, even if you were the one wronged! In part two in this miniseries on forgiveness to reconciliation, Darlene Brock and Julie Bender discuss the four steps of making amends and emphasize the importance of approaching each one with humility. Whether you’ve been wronged or have wronged someone else, you must set aside your pride and

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Forgiveness to Reconciliation: Part 1 – 283

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2025/05/27

Forgiveness is a radical act—it’s not about holding someone’s offense over their head like a debt, and it’s also not about forgetting what they’ve done. So what is forgiveness in and of itself? In part one of two in this miniseries on forgiveness to reconciliation, Darlene Brock and Julie Bender debunk several misconceptions around what real forgiveness entails, revealing a much simpler approach that removes the pressure and pain normally associated with it. You’ll

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How Breaking Up Made Me a Strong Woman

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2025/05/23

Once upon a time, I was in a five-year relationship. There were good times and bad times, but overall—it was just a lot of time. A lot of shared experiences. A lot of shared life. It was a devastating loss at the time, but, now, I’m so grateful for the experience because breaking up made me a strong woman. Yes, I was sad when we went our separate ways. But more than anything, I was so incredibly lost. I didn’t know what to do with my time. I didn’t even know what I liked to do. I had no idea

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5 Tips on Dealing With Sexual Harassment in the...

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2025/05/22

In my various careers, spanning more years than I will share, I have worked with men. In fact, I have worked with far more men than women and, for the most part, have thoroughly enjoyed it. The majority of these guys have been great men who have treated me with the utmost respect, as I have them. Of course, there have been the others. As a fresh out of school 19-year-old I obtained the position of receptionist at a very influential law firm in the city I lived. Every attorney in that firm was a

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I Made a Change—And It Brought My Prodigal Home

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2025/05/18

This is a story about me and my baby, who’s now in his 20’s and the misery we walked through together to find a love connection. It’s a story of our mutual failure, but it’s a story with a happy ending. I lived the miracle. I watched it change me. And then I watched it change my prodigal son. Stone’s given me permission to tell it with all the sordid details—I love a blank check—but I’ll just hit the lowlights. How the Separation Started In the summers before his junior and senior years of high

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Graduation Day: How Will My Kids Survive Without Me?

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2025/05/16

It seems like only yesterday that I was the tear-streaked mom sitting in the bleachers watching two daughters graduate from high school. Two best friends, two sidekicks, two sisters leaving the nest at the same time. Two beautiful young women going their separate ways…and leaving their mother behind. I was definitely not ready! Yes, I had two more daughters, also teenagers, still running in and out the door, sometimes sneaking out the window before getting caught in action (severe consequences, like

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Why Journaling Is the Best Tool for Self-Discovery

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2025/05/15

What are some things that come to mind when you think of the word journaling? Do you think of your teenage self, lying on your bed scribbling the names of your BFFs or current crush in your diary that has a little lock on it? Maybe you think of sitting down every evening writing out the events of the day in chronological order. Perhaps it’s a list of your hopes and dreams. Journaling is something I have done for many years. In high school it was a tool I used to sort through all of the chaos

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Ask Dr. Zoe – How To Heal Emotionally After Hurt,...

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2025/05/12

‘Beijing_Mom’ Asked: My husband and I are in the process of a divorce after being married 20 yrs. I found out he was a porn addict and also that he had given me a STD from other sexual adventures. Lucky for me antibiotics could get rid of this one. The biggest hurt wasn’t the adultery but the years of self hate and anger that he projected onto me. We lived overseas so I couldn’t leave early with our children. The disdain, lack of intimacy, manipulation and anger I experienced from him

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Why You Shouldn’t Doubt Your Impact as a Mother – 280

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2025/05/06

Doubt your impact as a mother (or a mother figure)? Don’t—and we’ll tell you why. In this special Mother’s Day week episode, Darlene Brock and Julie Bender dissect the complicated role of being a mom. With days that are challenging, rewarding, or a heavy mixture of both, motherhood may incite guilt or prompt you to question whether you’re doing anything right. The good news? If you’re doing your best, you’re absolutely doing it right. Darlene and Julie share their

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If Life Changed Your Plans, Here’s What to Do

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2025/05/04

Milestones—whether a notable birthday, anniversary, or event—happen each year and can affect our mental health. Milestone birthdays seem to send us into a time of reflection, comparison, celebration, and possibly guilt or dissatisfaction, comparing what we’ve accomplished in our life to things we’ve failed to do so far. Whether you are turning 25 or 50 or have a kid graduating, these milestones are all exciting and provide an opportunity for a new chapter in the adventure of life. This year is the

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When a Strong Woman is Quitting but Not Failing

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2025/04/26

You’re reading this because there is something in your life that you have an inkling you need to let go of. Whether it’s a job, a relationship, a dream, or a life path, you know you really shouldn’t be involved in it anymore. It just doesn’t feel right, but you aren’t sure what to do about it. You may be quitting but not failing. I don’t know about you, but I have a million “don’t quit” mantras in my head that make quitting feel the same as failing. They all say that if I choose to end

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The Hope of Easter Restores All Things

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2025/04/19

It was just two weeks after Easter in 2005. My Papa was nearing the end of his long battle with cancer. Family and close friends traveled from near and far just to be in his presence one last time. The hospital room grew crowded and heavier as the time drew near. He said his final words to us, and solidified his promise to us: “I’ll see you in the morning!” The grandkids, myself included, were sent away to get lunch. When we returned and the elevator doors opened to his hospital room floor, laughter

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Are You Settling for a Red Flag Guy?

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2025/04/19

“What do you do to your hair?” he asked. My red hair had faded to a nice shade of strawberry blonde through the years, and now a strip of white framed my face. “I know that women in this outdoorsy community like to let their hair go white, but I hope you won’t,” said the man with the white hair. That same day he asked, “Do you like to dress up or wear makeup?” Um, you just took me to a movie, not Carnegie Hall. I’m wearing a cute sweater, my favorite jeans, dressy boots, and makeup, thank you

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Working Mom Guilt, When You Love Your Work

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2025/04/17

I have to start this off with a confession. I sat down to write this article four different times but couldn’t put it all into words. None of it made sense. I am simply dealing with working mom guilt who loves her work. The words sounded so silly, confusing, and insignificant. But, as I sit here at the start of the school day, literally with tears in my eyes because I’ve just dropped off a five-year-old to kindergarten, a three-year-old to preschool, and I am in my classroom awaiting the flood of

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