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From Scratch: The Power of Creating

From Scratch: The Power of Creating

The other day I took the kids to the craft store. Armed with $2.00 each, they were on a mission to pick out something fun we could do on a muggy day. LuLu spotted modeling clay, and exclaimed, “Play dough [...]

August 26, 2010 Blog Posts, Feel Grace, Life, My Life

Winning by Losing: Teaching Our Children It's Okay to Fail

My husband and I decided to take LuLu and Little Man to the town carnival on Saturday night. Lu was counting the minutes until we left and Man was in awe at the lights on the ferris wheel. It was [...]

August 17, 2010 Blog Posts, Diaries, Life, My Life
Midday Break: My Italy Trip and Eat Pray Love

Midday Break: My Italy Trip and Eat Pray Love

“Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.” ~Henry David Thoreau In 2004, I took a trip to Italy by myself. It was for several weeks, not a year, but it was my quest to find balance, [...]

August 9, 2010 Blog Posts, My Life
How a Giant Cupcake Tried to Get the Best of Me

How a Giant Cupcake Tried to Get the Best of Me

“Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.”  ~Henry Ford So it was Saturday afternoon and I decided to take LuLu and Little Man to Bed, Bath, and Beyond. I just felt like doing something domesticated, and instead [...]

August 8, 2010 Blog Posts, Feel Grace, Life, My Life
Message from a Friend at Just the Right Moment

Message from a Friend at Just the Right Moment

A friend contacted me the other day and told me after 2 years of fighting it, she gave up her resistance to contact lenses. She said while her eyes dry up pretty quickly and sometimes they’re hard to put in, [...]

August 4, 2010 Blog Posts, Feel Grace, My Life

We are Born in Awe: Who Were You Born to Be?

My husband and I always say we feel like Millana (aka LuLu) and Ewing (aka Little Man) have been in our lives forever. We can’t even remember a time without them, and are blessed to have them in our world. [...]

August 2, 2010 Blog Posts, Diaries, Feel Grace, My Life

My New Bike! Facing My Fears…

“Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.” My husband surprised me with a new bike. It has been over fifteen years since I’ve actually owned a bike, and I have to admit, [...]

July 30, 2010 Blog Posts, Diaries, Feel Grace, Life, My Life
Seeing Things for the First Time

Seeing Things for the First Time

“A blimp! A blimp, mommy!! I can’t believe it’s flying above our house!! It’s SOOOO cool!!!” Millana sang and danced around the yard with EJ jumping and following behind, chiming in with “Whoa! Wow! A blimp!!” It was genuine excitement [...]

July 29, 2010 Blog Posts, Diaries, Feel Grace, Life, My Life
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