Four Insights for Moms fromLucille Ball and The Chocolate Factory
Kindle Whether you’ve previously seen the clip of Lucy and Ethel working in a chocolate factory or not, you need to watch it below before you go any further. Go ahead and enjoy a bit of humor for this...
View ArticleWhat if I lose my identity?
Kindle Who am I? What is my identity? I can hear the legions of women asking themselves that question as they ponder Lisa-Jo’s weekly prompt over at The Gypsy Mama. I’ll bet that “Mom” tops the list....
View ArticleHearts and homes made new
KindleYou just had the MOST. AMAZING. EXPERIENCE. EVER. And you just can’t wait to tell your friends and family about it, because you know they will want to join you next time, once they hear how...
View ArticleLet go and allow them to grow
Kindle Your eyes glisten with tears as you grab for yet another tissue. You promised yourself and your family you wouldn’t cry, that you’d maintain your composure. After all, this is that moment when...
View ArticleCuriosity did not kill the cat; it gave her room to breathe
KindleYou’ve probably had one of those days recently. If you haven’t, you figure you’re due. The tension in your body takes its toll, as does the constant slight holding of your breath, because you...
View ArticleThrough grateful eyes: a fresh perspective
Kindle As a parent, you have probably experienced close calls and feelings of helplessness with your children. Your toddler disappears from the backyard. The police call to say that your teens have...
View ArticleWhat Ricochet the Dog teaches us about parenting
Kindle Are you familiar with the story of Ricochet the Dog? She began “school” as a young pup so that when she grew up she would be a Service dog for an individual with disabilities. There are...
View ArticleIf you give a child a choice
Kindle When was the last time you read the delightful children’s book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie? If you need a refresher or synopsis, the story revolves around the “what if” of giving a mouse a...
View ArticleTen hidden gems you might have missed
Kindle Since I tend to march to the beat of a very different drummer, I am sharing my top ten hidden gems rather than just showing you my top ten posts. After all, you’ve probably already seen the...
View ArticleThe circle of life brings big gifts in tiny packages
Kindle I’ve updated this post from a year ago, in honor of our circle of life that will soon be expanding. I look back over the rocky chasms and green fields of the past almost 30 years, and zoom...
View ArticleWhen Fear Meets the Pushmi-Pullyu
Kindle As wives and moms, you take on a wide variety of roles, including the Pushmi-Pullyu. For reference, a Pushmi-Pullyu is the two-headed llama from the famous Dr. Doolittle series of children’s...
View ArticleMirror, Mirror, on the Wall, You Don’t Own Me, Not at All!
Did you do your final check in the mirror today, making sure everything was just so? How about your heart? Did you remember to do a beauty check on that, too? That’s where we say beauty is really...
View ArticleDear weary Mom, hang in there!
I don’t know about you, but I am a weary mom today. Usually when I hear that term I think of bleary-eyed young women adjusting to their new role as a parent. But moms at any stage can feel...
View ArticleForgetting to be grateful: unmet expectations and Not-Skis
Merry, merry, Christmas, everyone! So that I may spend more time with my family I am sharing a post from last year, written by my daughter Alexis. As I wrote last year, she is cute, witty, and a...
View ArticleEmbrace Hardship: It’s the gift that keeps on giving
You avoid hardship like the plague, and you double those efforts when it comes to keeping the path smooth for your children. After all, it’s hardship. Why bother to go through the challenge of saving...
View ArticleFreedom to dream
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. ~Eleanor Roosevelt As parents, we give freedom to our children in ever increasing amounts, moving the safety rails farther...
View ArticleSaturday Sips: Encourage the dreamers
I recently wrote about giving your children the freedom to dream and shared an interview I had done with a young man who wished to become a Navy SEAL. Being a parent of any child is difficult,...
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