Encourage
Awesome Summer Reads
It's officially summer! We wanted to share some great reads with you. You deserve to spend some time getting away and into an amazing book. These are recommendations from other women as well. We did the homework for you. I have a million books not finished sitting...
read moreSentimental Priceless Gifts – Happy Mother’s Day!
I was sitting at lunch the other day with a special friend, and we were discussing motherhood. She was talking about how she always hoped her 10 year old daughter would be nuts about her. I get that. I have a 10 year old that can't get enough of me. I also have a...
read moreCarrying My Canoe
We love spending time at our favorite lake in the summer. I love watching the water in all its moods - but when it's calm and still like glass, nothing beats taking the canoe and spending some peaceful moments paddling along the shore. My son even took this...
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Two Phrases That Should be Outlawed
Maybe it's because I spent a lovely week bonding with my kids over spring break. Maybe it's because I'm getting older every day and less tolerant of junk. Maybe it's because I'm so introspective that I've noticed changes I need to make (or I'm dreaming?). Whatever the...
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Parenting: Please Keep Hands and Feet Inside the Vehicle at All Times
Yesterday I ran into an old friend I hadn't seen in a while. We chatted and she asked me how things were going with my kids. I told her that things were great. My kids were healthy and busy and fabulous. However, instead of ending on that note, for some reason I just...
read moreEverything Doesn’t Have to Be “Fixed”
I am what I'd call a recovering perfectionist. Sometimes I fall off the wagon, but in general I am so much better than I used to be! I used to see things very neatly - black or white, right or wrong - and I was pretty stingy with grace. But years of good times,...
read moreMy New Acronym….
This week I went to the gym. Before you roll you eyes, take note that I had already dressed for the day (including curling my hair!) so I was simply sitting and reading my Kindle while the 6 kids under my care got their psychotic energy out. I had situated myself in...
read moreThe (Mom’s) Nightmare Before Christmas
In "honor" of the many strong, sneaky and somewhat violent germs that have been making their presence known in schools and homes around our little town this season, we bring you this original holiday composition to help you to the end of the tunnel...... (Originally...
read moreHoliday Stress: Keep it Simple
The election is over and I'm going to tell myself that someone, somewhere planned US elections to be completed just before our attention was diverted by tidings of comfort and joy. Like the song says, "We need a little Christmas, right this very minute!" Thanksgiving...
read moreNothing Lasts Forever….
I'm feeling a little angry. I realize it's for a silly reason...but if I'm being truthful (and you know I must), I'm frankly irritated. I had the TV on while I was working and an ad caught my eye. It was one of those commercials that say things like, "Moments last...
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