Parenting with Purpose and Perspective!
Tweet Consider why you should give yourself a break this Mothers Day, and why you should feel proud to be a “Good Enough Mom“! Reflect on your own job description, see if you’re being compensated fairly according to salary.com, and ask for praise and appreciation today and every day: “Good Job, Moms!” Check in with you [...]
Tweet This brave Mommy-warrior has my vote for most courageous and effective politician on the planet! Did you see Gabby Gifford’s surprise statement before the Senate Judiciary Committee during a hearing about gun control? Riveting! She is working to protect ALL of our children in this country. Thank you, Gabby! We are in awe, we are [...]
Tweet I was going to send out a post this afternoon about our “Christmas Countdown” – about the fun little holiday activities we’ve been enjoying, the magical moments of the December season, of this “season” of young childhood. And then I came home to turn on this God-awful, heart-wrenching, gut-churning news. Now my news about [...]
Tweet And what is “ALL” anyway? Is it… Meaningful quality time with our children? Good friends? A Fulfilling and meaningful work life? Time for a meaningful relationship and maybe even sex now and then? Opportunities for giving back to the community? And still a little bit of time for ourselves? It doesn’t just mean (or [...]
Tweet We hear SO MUCH (too much) in our society today about how to succeed, how to help our children succeed – our business- our family -our bodies – our schools- our teams – our country, what qualities and practices lead to success, what mistakes and mis-steps can keep us from it…My mind has been [...]
Tweet{Hi, Mommy-reader-friend! You made it back for our “Moment for Mommy” Monday date! Thanks for taking a couple of minutes to visit my blog. I told you I would be here for you! Let me know when you’re finding time to read this, and don’t forget to take a deep breath and make it a [...]
TweetNo, I’m not talking about the first lady, although we are ”BFF’s”. (She texted me before her big speech last week to say “I’m about to go on stage“! True, though I think it was probably just from hubby’s campaign. Anyway, I texted her back to say she was and looked amazing!) I’m talking about my friend, [...]
Tweet“Tell me about yourself.” If someone asked you this question, you would probably talk about your family and what you do with your time. But if they probed further, “Yes, but tell me about who you are.” Well, wouldn’t that be refreshing! You would pause to consider, then begin telling about what you care about [...]
TweetHappy Mother’s Day to all you “Good Enough” Moms out there like me, who… Don’t always feed your kids healthy stuff, but you get the job done. (They may say they’re hungry when you tuck them in, but it’s just a ploy! You see those “chubby, yummy, knees”!) Bathe the children and yourself at least [...]
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