Daily Thoughts
A Stop-projecting Project
This post contains affiliate links. I just finished a fantastic audiobook, The Element by Ken Robinson, Ph.D., filled with discussions and ideas around education and the idea of finding your element—”the point at which natural talent meets personal passion”. The book...
The Good Life
As I’ve mentioned here previously, one of my favorite aspects of Facebook is scrolling through my memories because it always brings to mind so many fantastic moments that have come before. I love remembering who my girls were and seeing how that has both informed who...
Faltering Steps Count
I don’t know if you’ve followed the story of the eaglets out in Big Bear Valley in California (they have two live camera streams, one on the nest where the babies hatch & then grow into juveniles eaglets, and another wider view of the area that captures the...
I Do Declare
I think the first time I watched Gone with the Wind I was somewhere around the age of 10 and the reason I remember the movie is not because of the movie itself or even some of its famous and oft-quoted lines. I remember watching the movie on the couch in our family...
Curly Hair, Don’t Care
I remember the actual moment when my curly hair finally made sense to me, that ah-ha moment when drying my hair went from, are you kidding me in the exasperation sense, to the are you kidding me in the dang! my hair looks ah-mazing sense. I was on a business trip in...
Crushing Time with My Teens
If I had a dime for every time I’ve said, I need to figure that out, I swear to you I would be a millionaire at the very least. Then, if I added the nickel I got for every time I woke up in the morning and the words, I’m sooooo tired, before my feet even hit the...
The Gardener
Today was an appointment day, and even though I knew that and was prepared for all the ways that factors into the day, still I experienced moments of unrest and frustration; not with my girls, just with the ways of the world and, well, the other drivers on the road...
Fledgling Eagles & Human Teenagers
In March, the girls and I started watching the Big Bear Valley Bald Eagle nest-streaming camera showcasing a pair of bald eagles, Jackie and Shadow, who had just laid their first brood of three eggs. At the time we started watching, the first egg just hatched and we...
The Questioning Phase
I remember when our girls were younger, especially those early toddler years leading into their childhood years and all the questions. If you’re a parent, you also are probably familiar with this pivotal time in a child’s life: The Questioning Phase. It’s the time in...