I made a huge discovery the other day that I have to share with you. I am taking the training for Kids Holy Yoga. We have been talking about play and how important it is. One of our assignments was to play for 20 minutes. Oh my gosh this was eye opening! I decided to
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Keeping it Real – My Messy Beautiful
This essay and I are part of the Messy, Beautiful Warrior Project — To learn more and join us, CLICK HERE! And to learn about the New York Times Bestselling Memoir Carry On Warrior: The Power of Embracing Your Messy, Beautiful Life, just released in paperback, CLICK HERE! When someone asks you how you are, what do you
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Uncool
There has been lots of talk about Phillip Seymour Hoffman since his death. I love movies and he was so good in every movie but I have to say my favorite character he played is Lester Bangs in Almost Famous. My favorite line from him in that movie: The only true currency in this bankrupt
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Freedom, Sunshine and Open Hearts
This is how I feel today. That’s Jesus breaking out of the tomb. I love how he’s running. He’s free. We are free too. That’s the miracle of Easter. I hope you had a good Easter and I hope you feel God’s amazing power and grace. Today is a new day. Just like Jesus, I
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Humble Warrior
I love yoga. I’ve been practicing for a long time. I’m not even really sure how long…maybe 8 years? I’m being trained to teach and I’m finishing up my certification in April. So last night, I’m with my husband and another couple. They are dear, dear friends who have been a constant, reliable, supportive part
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Wait til your Father gets home!
Have you heard of this book? I haven’t read it but I think it’s my favorite title ever! It’s hilarious already and I’ve never even opened it. Can’t we all relate? I peeked inside the book and there is a lot of swearing. Just sayin… See, here’s the thing…some dads swear a lot. Mine didn’t.
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Rub that tummy!
Do you ever feel the spirit moving you to do something? Maybe you feel the NEED to write a letter to someone or to call a friend. Maybe you feel you absolutely have to go running or go for a walk or pray. Sometimes we need to see someone – we say, “I need to see
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Boys
I love boys…and men. I love their sense of wonder and their curiousity. I love their sense of adventure. I have two older brothers and I think their way of looking at things affected my way of looking at things. There isn’t a lot of room for drama with boys. There isn’t a lot of
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Smile
What makes you smile? My kids make fun of me because (well, actually, for a lot of reasons but this is one example) I was making my son’s bed when he was little and I said to him, “I want to introduce you to one of life’s greatest pleasures…clean sheets!” My daughters were in