Wow. This is getting to be a long time in “crisis schooling at home”. If you are a mom of a dyslexic child, you are on my heart right now. I see you. I feel you. My oldest daughter has dyslexia and ADHD. She was diagnosed in 2nd grade. In two weeks, she will graduate
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What Have We Learned? 20 + Years of Parenting and Friendship!
Hey there! Okay, I know many of you are feeling overwhelmed by parenting and marriage and trying to keep it all together! While I talk to you about your new endeavors and your passion projects and businesses, you also want to talk about your kids. Of course! You want to process the things they are
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How to Be a “No Drama Mamma”!
Okay, many of you have recently dropped off your kids at college. Or maybe they are in high school. Or maybe they are young adults out navigating the real world. Heck, this applies to any age. There are times our kids will come to us with some drama. But I’m thinking especially of the kids
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It’s time to say “YES!”
It’s time to say YES!!! 🎉 I want YOU to be a part of the FIRST “YES! Crew!” Help me launch 🚀 my dream of building communities of people who proclaim loudly and courageously that they WILL live lives of abundance! ☀️People who say YES! to creating and living lives of passion and purpose! 🙌🏻
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New Podcast! Susan Shull, A Vintage Farmwife
I can’t wait for you to meet my friend, Susan Shull! She is so much fun and encourages and inspires me! She is married to a farmer and her daddy was a farmer and her son is a farmer and it’s generation after generation! I just love seeing her pictures and hearing her
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New Podcast with Jessica Eileen Drogosz -chatting about Sa Voix in Haiti
I’m excited to share my conversation with Jessica Eileen Drogosz! She is an artist and photographer and teacher and advocate for women in Haiti. She has founded Sa Voix in Haiti which exists to help young women find their voice through the arts. You can find more information at savoix.com. It’s amazing what Sa
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Nothing Good Gets Away
I just discovered this letter. It took my breath away. I had to share. John Steinbeck wrote it to his son. His son was at boarding school and had written to his father to tell him he was falling in love. This is so beautiful and tender and true. It brings tears to my
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Trying a new thing – Great Big YES video!
Okay friends, bear with me…I just made a video. I had something I wanted to “say” and I wasn’t sure I could write it down. I wanted to just say it. It has me thinking about the art of writing and the art of speaking and why sometimes speaking to me just feels more authentic.
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Living Christmas
My quiet time today was a walk. It wasn’t really “quiet time”. I listened to a podcast from The Village Church. Matt Chandler was interviewing Lacrae. (I know. Amazing.) One of the things Lacrae said just blew me away. He said, “It’s not about how loud you can scream it. It’s about how long