avoiding burning up in re-entry…
I received two emails this month asking me if I was interested in teaching classes this fall. Of course not, I thought, as I read …
One Thousand Gifts…rediscovering spring…
I spent the last several spring seasons with my head buried in final exams and 10-page research papers. This year I didn’t teach, and as …
Finding “Me Time” – Is it extinct?
After reading The Happiest Mom by Meagan Francis and profiling it on MomColoredGlasses, I was inspired by one of her suggestions. She said to detail …
Things I Love Thursday…Clif Mini Energy Bars
Over the years, I have had a love/hate relationship with breakfast. I went through a phase where I did not eat breakfast because I was …
Top Ten Reasons to…make bracelets for Craft Hope!
Ever heard of the organization Craft Hope? I was introduced to them last month; they are an organization that exists to provide people who need loving support with …
My “Mom Book”
Last week, as I was flipping through a copy of Real Simple in the grocery checkout line, I came across an article called The Mom Book: …
One Thousand Gifts…Mother’s Day Edition
Last year for Mother’s Day, I sent Ben and the two older kids away for the afternoon so I could have a quiet house with …
Top Ten Tuesday…books we love…RIGHT NOW!
As a kid, I remember going to the library and checking out huge piles of slightly musty books that I could barely carry out the …
One Thousand Gifts…starting with one…
It is so easy for me to get caught up in what is wrong or difficult about my life and forget to take the time …
Top Ten Tuesday: Words I Wish I Wrote…or Spoke…
A few months ago, I came across a book of mine from high school. I have a sneaking suspicion that it was actually my Dad’s …
