The Heart in Training Blog

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Loving Your Extroverted Loved Ones Part One

Part One of a Three-Part Series Growing up in church, Sundays meant we were going to church service and then fellowship on the patio. Our...

The Inner Life of Extroverts

I am one of those moms to whom their children have to give instructions before they walk into a social setting. “Mom, don’t dance in...

Part Three: The Invaluable Lessons I Learned from Introverts

Last week I called my friend Jodi to check on her. Jodi is one of my favorite people, one of the J’s I dedicated my book to. (See Chapter...

Part Two: What’s Not Wrong with Introverts

The pandemic continues, but we’re also processing part of the pandemic. We went a year with no weddings, no kids’ birthday parties, no...

Part One: On Loving Introverts, Quietly and for Short Periods of Time

Parenting an introvert is awkward. For example: For years, I hosted a number of annual neighborhood gatherings. If they were “supposed”...