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add a lift to your step
When Liking Broccoli Causes You To Be Stupid
I can't remember his name, but my daughter might. I certainly recall the experience, however. We were sitting at the long, white bench-style lunch table, enjoying school chicken nuggets and broccoli. She was in second grade, and I stopped in that day to have lunch...
When You Feel Like You Are Not Good Enough
I opened my inbox to find the email. It read "...we won't be working together for this event." Those words punched me in the gut, even though I imagine the email was written in the kindest way possible. It went on to share the quantity of people who applied to be a...
Fellow Mom, You Are Making A Powerful Impact
Fellow mom, I don't need to tell you how hard parenting can be some days. You already know that. But, what I do need to tell you today is this truth: you are making a powerful impact. It may not seem like it nor feel like it today, but you are. Because no one can be a...
Life Has Given You Lemons. Now What?
You know the familiar saying... "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade." Right? Well, I found a few others: "When life gives you lemons, make a cake." (Yum!) "When life gives you lemons, throw the lemons back." (Sounds good to me.) And this one makes me chuckle:...
5 Interesting Things I Learned In August 2020
Today we turn the page of our calendars to a brand new month. Welcome, September! But, before we get too far into the first day of this new month, I'm pausing for a moment to look back and reflect on August 2020. This is one month I won't soon forget. Why? Well, not...
Really, The Crazy Cat Lady Does Not Live Here
Four of our farm cats had kittens early this summer. Keep in mind, 18 months ago we had 2 farm cats. But, those 2 grew to 7 last year, and this year those 7 grew to 24. Yes, you read that right... 24 cats! (I'm not the Crazy Cat Lady. Really, I'm not!) Two litters of...
