However good or not good it may be (depends on who you talk to)… I spent a good deal of time in the onlinez. My life is richer, fuller… meaningful-ier as a direct result of the online relationships I have had the privilege to play a part in building. The thing is… it is surprisingly [...]
Friends
World Autism Awareness Day
Today… April 2, 2010 is World Autism Awareness Day. I knew it was coming up, but honestly… I didn’t remember when. But my friend reminded me. I met my friend Ricardo in college. We served as R.A.s together. We goofed off on a ridiculous level… We got married. but not to each other. Like people [...]
Lucy
Make WE Laugh Monday – My Littlest Girl and Rainbow Licorice
Who knows if this is half as funny as it was to me. But you know how moms are… we all think OUR kid is the smartest, the funniest and cutest… And really, what happened Sunday morning was probably more adorable and ushy-gushy precious than funny. Maybe. Naw. It was funny. 4 year olds have [...]
Conferencing
“You have to be brave with your life…
… so that others can be brave with theirs.” You MUST watch this video. MUST. It is dynamic. Significant. Moving. Touching. Powerful. Tender. If ever a piece of media reflected a mother’s heart… Last weekend I went to Houston for the Mom 2.0 Summit. This video by Katherine Center was a highlight of my time [...]
The Love
Tips For Better Ideas
The following statement may or may not alarm anyone… or may. I’m not gonna judge you: My mind is constantly spinning. Constantly. Like a hamster on a wheel. On uppers. And a caffeine steroid. I can’t sit without doing something, I can’t do without mullling over a rat’s nest of “to-do” items or stringing words [...]
Friends
Life, Death and the Bond of Friendship
My friend, Jen… the woman who has only missed 4 of my 37 years of existence — lost her dad to his battle with ALS 2 weeks ago… Ugh. The whole experience drove home the blessing I have in this life-long friendship… Jen and I discovered Disneyland together… We pretended to be ballerinas on the [...]
Eats
In Which I Save Your 2010: I Did A Cleanse So You Don’t Have To
JD, may I use that phrase? I know you own the whole, “I *insert action here* so you don’t have to” concept. And it’s true! She does it ALL so we don’t have to. She’s a giver like that. She even ate sardines! I would NEVER do that for you… but mostly because my tummy [...]
Family
Merry Christmas…
May your day be full of the delight and wonder of a child. There is a reason Jesus came as a child. OR… May it be full of the delight and wonder of the most adorable Christmas Eve organist that has ever played the pipes… From my heart to yours… Jenny ********** Keep up on [...]
Guilt
Adoption and Goodwill Toward Men
I just feel moved to write about this treasure… as an outsider. I am not an adoptee, nor have I adopted… Oh, but to bring a child into a circle of love and family where there was none… moves me deeply. I hold adoptive families in the highest regard… for the effort and sacrifices they [...]
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