"You have to be brave with your life…
Pin it… 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 [...]
Tips For Better Ideas
Pin itThe 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 [...]
Life, Death and the Bond of Friendship
Pin itMy 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 [...]
In Which I Save Your 2010: I Did A Cleanse So You Don't Have To
Pin itJD, 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 [...]
Merry Christmas…
Pin it 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 [...]
Adoption and Goodwill Toward Men
Pin itI 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 [...]
15 years.
Pin itDecember 9, 1994. I remember 2 things from that day, the day before my wedding, 15 years ago… I remember sitting under a table at The Old Spaghetti Factory… crying. No, weeping. Not from cold feet, but from overwhelming stress. Wedding planning and a college senior who turned in all her papers and took [...]
HAPPY THANKSGIVING & Does This 9×13 of Brownies Make My Butt Look Big?
Pin itHappy Thanksgiving! Let’s not forget the real meaning of Thanksgiving… to remember our forefathers that came across on the Cauliflower… I mean Mayflower… and their union with the natives of this land as they worked hard to play nice. And also, do you this this 9×13 of brownies will make my butt look big? [...]
Favorite Things Friday!
Pin it*Butt before I begin… my butt still hurts. A LOT. Please click here for the “skinny”… heh:) Also, I am already working on new drawwrings because I tried out my new exercises by myself today and dern-near hanged mah bad self. #notkidding #cablemachinethingsareofthedevil Favorite Things Friday! I had this great post idea – anchored [...]
She said she liked my hair, I said I liked her shirt.
Pin itAnd I meant it: I went to the Family Force 5 concert in Seattle last Friday. Seattle was a stop on their “Dance RAWR Dance” Tour. See why I love them? Dance + RAWR + Dance = my kinda awesome! I made friends with a few natives young fans. I freaked a few out with [...]
