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So–what about now?  Do you ever spend a few moments in self-evaluation?  Where are you now?  Are you where you want to be?  If you are, congratulations!!!!  If not, what can you do to empower yourself to be where you want to be?
I have been thinking a bunch about inter-generational connections lately.  We are bound [...]

For the last two years, several friends of mine (who I would lovingly call my “sisters”) have joined me for a back to school tradition–Back to School Brunch.  Many of them bring a breakfast or brunch food to share, and we all enjoy talking about our mornings taking our kiddos to school.  We offer support [...]

We condition our hair in preparation for styling; we condition our bodies for races. Do we condition our personalities for motherhood?
In preparation for times when I would need to take care of my children on a more full-time basis (like when they were newborns or now like during the summer or a road trip), I [...]

Okay, so my ten-year-old is currently enamoured with a game on my iPod called Shift. In this game, the screen is black and white, and the character moves over places and travels through obstacles from one side of the screen to the other, where the character enters a door and a new level.
He played this [...]

So, I have been thinking about last month’s pop quiz and wondering what I could do to encourage thought among my little ones as they discover what is written on their hearts. Feel free to enlighten me if you have any ideas…!
I feel a great responsibility to help my children meander their ways through this [...]

College chemistry. Labor & delivery. Solo singing. Caring for sick children. Loneliness. Growing older. First day of school. Being home bound.
Are any of these hard for you? I find several experiences difficult to bear. Then, something will happen. A fellow student will organize a study group. Someone will call to check on me. My doorbell [...]

I love crazy, spastic, (and might I add, clean), fun, amazing pick-up lines. One of my favorites is:
Boy: Girl, you must be tired…
Girl (looking quizzically at Boy): Why?
Boy: ‘Cause you been running through my mind all day!
(insert canned laughter here–or a simple bu-dum-ching!)
Seriously, though, I was not one who was running very much when I [...]

Are you ready for Monday morning’s pop quiz?  Okay–here goes.  The quiz consists of just one question, with discussion to follow.
1.  What kind of time have you spent considering what is written on your heart?    a.  Days      b. Minutes    c. Hours    d. Seconds    e. Not even a moment
Okay, what was your answer?  (This question is meant to be [...]

I awoke thus morning with a thought I would like to share: “If we don’t actively, acutely, and with awareness arm our children with knowledge, who will?”
Recently, a Facebook friend posted a link on her wall about young girls dancing in a contest and how they were, in essence, bumping & grinding their bodies in [...]

What do you create in a given day? Do you create order, sympathy, tears, paintings, poetry, piano music, cookies, cakes, kisses for booboos, clean clothing, drawings, sound, singing, strength, faith, love, hope, help or healing?
We have myriad opportunities each moment for creativity. We are creative beings who have innate needs to create daily. As women, [...]