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Marriage is Not a Convenience Store
Last August, my wife and I attended a conference in Honolulu. The hotel had three restaurants, two bars, six gift...
An Invitation to Dance Like No One is Watching
The ugliest thing in a person is ultimately essential to preserving the beautiful thing we are becoming... My son pulls...
What Your Parents Never Told You About How the World Works
Sometime in December—as this long, bitter, snow-buried winter descended upon Chicago—my wife was accosted by a squirrel. She was walking...
Don't Let Fear Have the Last Laugh
I’m writing this at an altitude of thirty-thousand feet. The plane is bouncing like Jell-O. We’re flying toward a Chicago...
Can We All Agree On One Thing About Beauty?
Tomorrow, my daughter and I will appear on the TODAY Show. A friend of my son asked my wife, with...
The Only Guaranteed Cure for the Fear of Public Embarrassment
I got caught red-handed. By a bunch of observant readers right in the middle of a viral blog post—a letter...
Why One Text Message is More Romantic Than a Hundred Valentine Cards
I was an adult when I met my wife, but she turned my world upside down—I dropped about a decade...
We All Hear Voices (Which Ones Are You Listening To?)
“People before points.” It’s something I say to my kids—a reminder that people are more important than victories. Sometimes the...
A Dad's Letter to His Son (About the Only Good Reason to Get Married)
Dear Son, It seems like yesterday you were blowing poop out of your diaper onto your mother’s lap. Yet here...
What Men Are Lying About (And Why It Causes Road Rage)
I’m at a four-way stop sign, and it’s my turn to go. I begin to move into the intersection, when...
Words From a Father to His Daughter (From the Makeup Aisle)
Dear Little One, As I write this, I’m sitting in the makeup aisle of our local Target store. A friend...
If One Little Question Could Change Your Life, Would You Dare Ask It?
On a Saturday afternoon in November, my wife was in a car accident. After the police and paramedics and tow...
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In his debut novel, Kelly weaves a page-turning, plot-twisting tale that explores the spiritual depths of identity and relationships, amidst themes of healing, grace, faith, forgiveness, and freedom.
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Dr. Kelly Flanagan is a psychologist, author, consultant, and speaker who enjoys walking with people through the three essentials of a truly satisfying life: worthiness, belonging, and purpose. His blog writings have been featured in Reader’s Digest, The Huffington Post, The 5 Love Languages, and the TODAY Show. Kelly is the author of Loveable and True Companions.
