I had high expectations for the week of January 6, 2014. Everyone in my house would be back at school/work and I still have one more week before I had to be on the college campus for the first day of spring semester. I was going to get so much done…. Emails sent, projects completed,…
DetailsAre you struggling with forgiving someone? Are you holding a grudge? Is there hurt in your life that you just can’t seem to let go? I have to imagine that we all have struggled with forgiveness and healing at some point in our lives, or are still struggling. This MUST be something that we all…
DetailsWhat are your strengths? Skills? Talents? Gifts? Call it whatever you want, but everyone is good at something. EVERYONE. Lately I have noticed that women, particularly Moms, appear to be more comfortable with admitting what they are (supposedly) not good at, instead of identifying their strengths. I caught myself, as well as others, who fell…
DetailsThe first day for my Public Speaking class, I asked my college students if they are familiar with “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off“…not to my surprise only a handful of these students have seen the movie. We briefly described the plot of this cinema classic, as the main character, a high school student, plays hooky for…
DetailsYears ago I bought my dream car… a Jeep Wrangler. I was 25 years old and gainfully employed. I did not care what my hair looked like after I exited the top-down vehicle. I did not care that it had plastic, zipper windows that needed my very thick Franklin Planner shoved in between the door…
DetailsHow Rock Star Moms deal with the Demands of Family FINALLY, some real honesty about the tough decisions women make when considering what and who to put first! This (August 7, 2013 ) article in TIME, “How Rock-Star Moms Deal with the Demands of Family” is a breakthrough for Moms! These rock-star Moms are…
DetailsLadies, can we stop with the clean house thing? http://www.wmmsurveys.com/WhatMomsChoose.pdf
DetailsThere has been quite an internal struggle in my brain these past six months. I truly enjoy working with women who realize that there is more to life that the stress that comes with trying to complete their daily to do list (although I do realize how glorious that feels)! After blogging (on and off)…
DetailsWhen I started researching the Superwoman Phenomenon, I found countless articles and advertisements in womens’ magazines that suggested a continuous pursuit of ‘having it all.’ What I was shocked to find, even at the age of 26, was that women feel like something was wrong with them, if they felt like they could not balance…
DetailsIn this brief article, Dr. Meg Meeker reminds Moms to take a closer look at our own behaviors when it comes to young girls wanting to be sexy (and by young, we are talking SIX years old). While she is not blaming Moms…She is asking Moms of girls especially, to rise up and take a…
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