by Louise | May 15, 2016 | Inform, Louise
Are you Joplin Proud? If you’re a fan of comeback stories, adversity stories, triumph stories, you’re definitely proud of the place we call home. If you’re living in Joplin, and particularly if you were living here in May 2011, you are doing...
by Louise | May 4, 2016 | Encourage, Louise, Parenting
Mother’s Day is Sunday. The lessons I’ve learned aren’t all from my own mother. They are from all the moms in my life! I learned from my friends who struggled with infertility that mothering starts before babies are even on the way. I learned from other moms how to...
by Louise | Apr 28, 2016 | Encourage, Louise, Uncategorized
There is a cool new app out right now called Tip Yourself (props to my husband for discovering it first). It’s a finance app, and the theory is that if you tip service professionals for a job well done, why not tip yourself? You connect the app to your bank...
by Louise | Apr 17, 2016 | Faith, Inspire, Louise, Uncategorized
My twins turned 15 last week so we have 2 new permit-drivers in the family. I won’t embarrass them here – they’re doing as well as can be expected with five days’ experience on city streets. (And as a passenger, I’ve cut the gasping and...
by Louise | Apr 8, 2016 | DIY, Empower, Louise, Penny Pinching, Uncategorized
My sister-in-law is the very best card-sender and holiday rememberer. Even though she works full time and is a busy mom and wife and volunteer, she sends her nieces and nephews cards for everything – birthdays, Easter, Valentine’s, Halloween, kindergarten...
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