Remember the media hype and confusion recently over Sheryl Sandberg’s campaign to ban the word “bossy?” I never really understood it all. Probably because I really didn’t take the time to. Actually, the thoughts I saw flying around social media left me uninterested. Probably because, as a mom, I’d rather my daughter come off bossy than the opposite — lacking… Read More
3 truths i learned from Dachau and how they relate to voting day.
One of the awesome perks of being in the military for 23 years was that we got to see amazing parts of the world. Places that I probably would not have seen or experienced otherwise. There are still a few of those places that upon remembrance take my breath away. While stationed in Germany we took a weekend trip to… Read More
dear commercialized halloween
Warning! This is a re-post from a few years ago. It was actually part of a Dear Anonymous series that I did. Read it here. Halloween, I totally get that there are about 6,003 differing opinions about you, but the perspective from this writer who grew up in a satanic environment is most enlightening and totally worth re-sharing. Readers, I’d love… Read More
snoop dogg “be the first to show up.”
When the Dallas Cowboys are 6-1 so early in the season, I’d really like to take this moment to go on and on . . . but I won’t. It is hard to resist though (big smile)!! While I am a Cowboys lover, it’s not their team that I want to talk about. No, I’d rather talk a moment about… Read More
isn’t juggling rather careless?
It was one of those days! Well, let me confess — one of those months. Everything seemed to be pressing for a decision — do this, do that, no do this! Do it now. It can’t wait! My life was out of control and I couldn’t stop it. My days were full, hectic, and scattered. I wondered often where this… Read More
the fear of not hearing from God – guatemala.
I normally post here on Tuesday’s, but since I’m taking next week off I want to throw some thoughts out there to you. I want to hear from you. I want to converse with you, as in conversation I find clarity to my questions. Here I was. In Guatemala for the third time standing in Central Park looking around at… Read More