I am forever trying to figure out the human psyche. What makes people tick? So when I went to college, I chose Psychology as my major. It was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made in my life. But I must say, that most of my training occurred after those four formative years. Life happened. …
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OMG! Did I really just dream that?
Have you ever had a dream that you wished never happened? Let me tell you about what happened yesterday. I was invited to join a group online, and did so with much excitement. Well, a particular person who shall remain nameless, for the length of this post anyway, was in many a discussion. Wouldn’t you…
I’m Guest Blogging at The Dusty Rose!
You know my humor. You know that I posted about my husband and me kissing in front of the kids, scarring them for life. Weeeell, let me just say, we’ve had another “incident” for which I saved for Leslie D. Soule and her blog, The Dusty Rose. Join me, won’t you, in the humor that only…
A Habit of Mind – #2 Begin With The End In Mind
A couple of weeks ago, I presented Stephen Covey‘s first habit, Be Proactive. Today I’m going to talk about his second habit, Begin With the End in Mind. As a school teacher, I learned long ago that Backward Design was the best way to plan lessons. In Backward Design, you begin with an essential question…
Ew… Mom.Dad. Get a room!
My husband and I have been married for nearly eighteen years. We dated four years prior to our wedding. Now, we have two daughters – 14 and 11 years of age. Needless to say, we’ve kissed a couple of times. Go figure! Lately, our kids, the proof that we’ve uh… kissed, have been quite vociferous…
Ready… set… go!
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” It may not truly be a secret, but getting started is the hardest thing for many of us to do. We must take pause and ponder why. What is it about starting anything that compels us to stop before we actually even take that first step? Say it out loud…
Angels Among Us?
Angels walking among us has been an idea swimming through my mind lately. I keep returning to the same question. What if? What if they are? I do believe in angels. I do believe sometimes we are helped by something other than… Just recently I had a fascinating discussion thread on Long and Short Reviews regarding this…
There’s always more to learn about a person…
Today I’m answering 10 unique questions at Daily Dose of Decadence. Never before seen questions with never before seen answers. It was a lot of fun to do, so I hope you enjoy finding out more about me and my life. You never know what cool things we have in common until you ask. ~…
Blinders Off! A Special Human Trafficking Simul-posting!
All across the internet today, friends of mine are helping raise awareness regarding Human Trafficking, a global, insidious crime. Everyday a child, a woman, a man is sold into slavery- whether for work, drugs, or for sex, it is happening all around us. Even to families we know. One young woman has been rescued from her years…
My new home… it’s got good energy
I can finally rest easy! There are no creepy spots in my new home! Kids have gone over, around and through this new home of ours and have found nothing to giving them the heeby-geebies. Thank goodness! It seems the first house we ever bought and the last one both had creepy vibes that my…
I Thank , I Think, I Thirst… over at Daily Dose of Decadence
Time for another blog post from me, for TODAY ONLY… Daily Dose of Decadence is having a 3-Way Thursday with me! Join in and tell me what you are thankful for, what you think about what I’m thinking, and what you thirst for… http://decadentpublishing.blogspot.com/2011/02/three-way-thursday-i-thank-i-think-i.html
Moving Day:Remembering to Breathe
Moving day is quickly approaching and I couldn’t be happier. It’s been a long struggle to make what my husband and I thought would be a better life for our family. We’ve been stuck in a three-year nightmare ever since the economic downturn swept us up and away. But now, there truly is a light…
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