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Grateful on June 21, 2012
Today, as I navigate the tail end of this Hamster-Wheel month, these are a few things for which I am grateful…Grateful for my children’s sense of humor and their willingness to help out…Grateful for the safe travels of my family who are in town for a visit…Grateful...
When Time is Short and Energy is Low…
I call September and June the Hamster-Wheel months.There are so many activities and events-- academic, artistic and athletic--that are crammed into these sixty days.Add in a graduation and three weeks of overtime, and life becomes a bit hectic...Toss in a little...
The Five Facets is Featured at The Indie Chicks!
I’ve recently discovered that moxie is an important part of our healing, for without courage and inventiveness, where would we be?The gals over at The Indie Chicks—a brand-spanking new, online magazine for women—have both those traits in their back pockets.Head on...
Ripples of Joy
”Are you driving?” my friend frequently asks me when I call her.Usually, I am en route to watch, pick up or deliver one of my children to some event or another.And frequently I can be found walking nearby city streets in an effort to snag a little much-needed...
Dear John; How the Sagas of People Like John Edwards and John Travolta Affect People Like Me
I would have voted for you, John Edwards. The All-American Boy who grew up in Small Town America. The Boy Next Door with good ole’ fashioned values and a warm charm that is part and parcel to Southern-style hospitality.As it is, I don’t remember the last time I voted...
Taking Stock of Bullying, It’s Much More Than a Facebook Issue
At the beginning of the school year, the students at our local high school spent a week of assemblies, presentations, and discussions, all on bullying. The hallways are plastered with pledge signs and anti-bullying campaign pieces. Earlier this year, my daughter was...