empowering women hour by hour
Last weekend, we spent some time at the beach. I loved being in the calm, cool water with my little ones. We built islands in the sand, searched for shells, and kept coated with sunscreen.
At one point, my husband and oldest son were out swimming around the sand bar–quite a way out in the water. I decided, on a [...]
I always wondered, as a child, why all the heroes were men. I was an avid reader and only a few biographies were about women: Florence Nightingale, Betsy Ross, very few others. I love that my daughters have grown up with many biographies and stories about women.
Even though print was lacking, our heritage stories were [...]
A sweet, almost 5-year-old in my life, is growing out her bangs. She hates rubber bands, ponytails, braids, or barrettes, so her hair hangs in her face much of the day. One day recently, though, while brushing her hair before school, I slid two purple barrettes on either side of her face. I loved looking [...]
Martin Luther King, Jr. was not alone. We all have dreams. I am grateful that he expressed his dream so eloquently and powerfully. Are we expressing our dreams to the ones in our lives that can help us see them come to pass?
This morning, I was doing some handwashing of various articles of my clothing. I have [...]
