11-11-11 Today is a day full of significance. It is my nephews birthday. It is also the birthday of my mother-in-law, who passed away several years ago. Just when she and I were getting to know one another. This missive is for you, Mimi. The anniversary of her birth, gives me reason to pause [...]
“I. Know. Who. I. Am.”
Some friends attended Oprah’s “O You” event in Atlanta this past weekend and I’ve heard wonderful snippets from their experience. Lot’s of inspiration and great speakers, an elevator ride with Nate Berkus… a positive-energy crowd, I bet it was an amazing day! One statement that Oprah made, as reported by my friends, is sticking to [...]
Silencing the Voices in My Head
There they are again … those voices in my head that want to drag me down. They’ve been showing up a lot lately, tormenting me with hateful questions and comments like: Who am I fooling? Who do I think I am, thinking I could ever accomplish something like that? Why would anyone listen to ME? What makes ME [...]
Celebrating a Birthday
Celebrating A Birthday There is a temptation as you accumulate them, to let birthdays slide by quietly. Maybe if I keep my head down and remain absolutely still, this day will pass without any effect on me at all. Yeah, right. Like that could happen. The birthday comes, and with it, come those little voices [...]
Inspiration from an E-mail?
I must apologize to all of you. I wrote the following post, and thought I had set it correctly to post on the 12th of July. Apparently, I did something incorrectly and it didn’t post. I left shortly after writing this and just got back into town after twelve wonderful days in Colorado, visiting my Mom, [...]
All I Wanna Do Is Have Some Fun
Hello Bloggin’ Babes~ First, let me say what an inspiration you are to me! Thanks to all of you for sharing your joys and sorrows so openly. I don’t have much news to report from the cornfields of Illinois. I am busy trying to finish out the academic year without too much chaos, then onto [...]
A Different Kind of Risk
When Laura recently asked me to be a part of this wonderful group of women, I was honored. I AM nervous. I have found inspiration and joy in reading the daily blogs, but, would “little ole me” have anything to say that might inspire or bring joy to anyone? I am going to take that [...]
Risk Improving
By taking the risk of doing something I didn’t like doing I learned…
