Spring – A Time For New Beginnings
I looked at yesterday, April 1st, as an opportunity for a fresh start. We had just finished with a beautiful Easter celebration, it was the start of a new business
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04, 2013
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03, 2013
The Importance of Role Models for Children
Growing up, I never really knew that some of the things my parents encouraged me to do would be so valuable. Now that I’ve grown up, I get it. Now,
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03, 2013
Eliminate those TOLERATIONS
I’m in a leadership program—which is fantastic, by the way—and one of our recent assignments was to make a list of the things in our lives that we are tolerating.
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02, 2013
Our Children Really Do Listen
My oldest child, Molly, is now eleven. She and my Mom (her MomMom) have been emailing while my parents are in Florida for a few months. I happened to be
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02, 2013
Saying YES, and Living a Fuller Life
A friend asked me last weekend how my week had been, and I answered “full”. My initial inclination was to say “busy”—because that’s what you say, right?—but I paused a
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02, 2013
A Gift of Grace From My Mom
One of the Greatest Gifts EverA few years ago, when I had three little ones, my mom gave me a small plaque with a saying on it. It was a
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02, 2013
What Really Matters in Life–Lesson from My Daughter
As many of you know, Ellie (age 7) is my third child and she has a rare chromosomal anomaly. Her anomaly is so rare that she is the only known
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10, 2012
I Want My Kid to Be the Captain. Or Maybe Not?
Like many parents, I want my kids to be happy. I often ask my son, What does Mom want for you? and his reply is You want me to be
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08, 2012
Back to School Season is Here…Are You Ready?
It’s that time of the year again… the nights get shorter, the days cooler, and the TV is overtaken with back to school commercials of dancing notebooks and pencils. That’s
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07, 2012
Would You Rather?
Next generation of the "Would you rather?" players, the cousins that sparked the interesting convo this past weekend In today’s world of iPods, iPads, digital books, and video games, sometimes
