Category Archives: Parenting
Puberty Makes Me an Old Person
I woke up today with a chin pimple. Let me be clear. It was not my pimple. And it was not my chin. The Boy, who is 10 years old, walked up to me this morning with his first pimple … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting
Tagged aging, antiperspirants, deodorant, pimples, puberty, teenagers, zits
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Direct Reflections
We have a hard time taking things at face value. We pile on secondary stories and create so much meaning about things, behaviors, and choices. We forget that each of us comes from a different place and perspective in life, … Continue reading
Posted in Empowerment, Meditation, Mindfulness, Parenting
Tagged assumptions, judgments, shame, societal pressures, worthiness
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Momma Mia
My little girl needs a lot of love, and needs to feel it and see it and touch it. In random moments throughout the day, she runs up to me and just says simply, “Momma!” To which I reply as … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting
Tagged ballet, children, connection, independence, individuation, validation
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Is Anywhere Safe?
There was a shooting in the mall two miles down the street from my house today. Chaos ensued. It was a Saturday morning, families everywhere. Facebook and Twitter lit up, texts were flying, everyone worried about loved ones. Some friends … Continue reading
Posted in Empowerment, Meditation, Mindfulness, Parenting
Tagged coping skills, gun control, gun rights, mall shooting, resiliency, The Mall in Columbia
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Frog or Spaghetti?
I’ve got an eclectic understanding and practice of mindful living. I’m pretty sure I don’t have it quite right, but it works for me, so I’m sticking with it. This again goes with the story of my life–I don’t ever … Continue reading
Posted in Meditation, Mindfulness, Parenting, spirituality
Tagged meditation, mindful living, mindulness meditation, sitting like a frog
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The Lonely Cheese
My seven-year-old daughter recently wrote a short story to submit to a Young Authors contest in our county: There was a lonely cheese. He lived in a little town. Everybody in the little town was happy. Except Cheese. He went … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Parenting, Relationships
Tagged feelings, intuitive, loneliness, lonely, relationships
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Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus
I found this essay last year and I bookmarked it to use when my oldest child asks for the truth about Santa, because I knew this gig wouldn’t last much longer. This wise writer, Martha Brockenbrough, answered her daughter who asked … Continue reading
Snow Day Surprise
Some moments I don’t know who he is. He looks like my son, wears my son’s clothes, sleeps in my son’s bed; but every now and then, I look up and don’t know who he is. Today is one of … Continue reading
Double Digits
My boy turns 10 today. I’ve been responsible for another human being for a decade now. I’ve managed to keep a life alive for 3,650 days. I can’t even keep a houseplant alive for a week. I don’t do a … Continue reading
All We Need
“Faith, Family and Friends. That’s all you need in life. No wait, Love and Kindness too. That’s all you need in life,” declared my 7-year-old daughter. “What?!” I ask. We were out shopping for a frame to display her school … Continue reading
Posted in Meditation, Mindfulness, Parenting, religion, spirituality
Tagged all you need in life, faith, family, friends, kindness, love, priorities, values
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Thrive Fully Creative 