I want to say something - something important. The success of other people does not equal your failure. Think about the last time that someone you knew - a friend, family member, or acquaintance - did something amazing. Perhaps she published a novel or he was interviewed on CNN or she struck gold with an […]
Most of the time, it's pretty inconvenient to be a parent. You want to sleep in. But your kids wake up at an unforgiving hour. You need to make dinner. But your baby wants to be held and swayed and jostled just-so. You'd love to sit in Starbucks for an hour with a book in […]
Lately, I've been thinking about greetings. We, as adults, tend to be so boring and "cool" when we run into people. "Hey, how's it going?" we say with a subdued smile. Then, we say non-definite statements like, "let's get together sometime..." But small children do things differently. They don't contain their excitement when they see […]
There isn't time to love absolutely everyone, to change the whole wide world. There are so many places to volunteer, so many causes to champion, so many people who need a shoulder to cry on or a listening ear or a five dollar bill. I wish with all my heart that I could be on […]
I've worked from home since May of 2007...and I've loved every minute of it. Sure, I've had to hide in the closet for phone conversations and I've spent one-too-many-nights up waaayyyy past my bedtime, but - I don't really mind the chaos. I wouldn't trade this scenario for anything. Here are 8 things that I […]
Marriage advice should be taken with a grain block of salt...especially from strangers or people with less than stellar marriages. For some reason, it's always the miserably married that want to tell you what to do or not to do. They assume (often mistakenly) that because something didn't work for them that it won't work […]