Like he needs it! All the same, as the mother of a Senior in High School and a believer in Seth Godin's marketing guru-ness, imagine my delight as I peeped upon his post today titled, Pushing Back on Mediocre Professors. You tell em Mr. Godin...uh Seth...dude! As a mother of a child that I was told tested "off the charts" I am all too familiar with teachers who go through the motions. She was once used to actually create standardized tests … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2010
Modesty for Mom
Yesterday I was having a conversation with Shaunti Feldhahn (Yeah, how cool is that? She was at FamilyLife and I did a video interview with her for MomLife Today.) and one of the areas of conversation left me feeling pretty hyped up and ready to spout off! So – put your helmets on ladies, here goes! I’m gonna just say it straight out – we need to be mindful of how we dress and stop dressing like the unjustly celebrated Desperate … [Read more...]
Dr. Phil…Almost Right
I try to watch some of the offerings made available on television – I think it’s important to know what’s going on in the world even as I strive to remain not of the world. Not surprisingly, more and more, there are programs I simply cannot view. Hollywood has sunk pretty low and there are few moral or meaningful programs offered. I am also weary of unauthentic representations of Christians. That’s one of the reasons I think blogging is so … [Read more...]
Trans-Siberian Orchestra – Music Monday
Today's Music Monday choice is brought to you by my amazing percussionist son via the Trans-Siberian Orchestra ... he enjoys playing this song EXTREMELY loudly and I agree with him..."This is totally tight mom!" Enjoy! … [Read more...]
How to Break Child’s Heart
Odd title...I know...visit me over at MomLife Today and you'll find out the answer to that very question. … [Read more...]
College Road Trip
Now that my daughter is enjoying her Senior year of High School I find myself counting the number of days I have until she leaves the nest. Every opportunity to spend time with her is happily embraced and sought after. So, this weekend when she and I headed out on a college road trip I was excited and looking forward to some serious memory making! And memory making is just what happened, well that and lots of loud music, laughter, deep … [Read more...]
Chilean Mine…my thoughts
As the Creator and Senior Editor for MomLife Today I enjoy the opportunity to work with and meet some amazing people. MomLife Today is where my blogging career started and where my priorities are. I invite you to join me over at MomLife Today to read my thoughts on the Chilean Mine disaster! … [Read more...]
New Header Time?
OK - I am so excited...my very creative and artistic daughter is going to make me a new header for my blog! She has always been my biggest supporter when it comes to me following my dreams! (Well, her and my hubby!) I think she has a keen appreciation for the fact that I had a boomin career, but set it aside and "retired" upon becoming a mother so I could concentrate on momlife. She has always tagged along and been quite helpful as I did my … [Read more...]
Weariness…{sigh}
Yeah...it happens. Ever had one of those days where you just felt like you were slugging through mud? Mud on your feet, mud in your mouth, mud in your brain. Muddled, dragged down, blah and weary as you trudged through your day...not truly capable of mustering up the effort to try and do it all. Schmlekcel. Dwirp. Flaada. Bluhrp. Yeah...I'd say that about says it all. Why should such a day happen? What happened to the "real me" the … [Read more...]
American Christian Writer
Today I was blessed with the opportunity to share my "Why I blog...and why I think you should blog!" story with the local chapter of American Christian Writers. Once again I was struck by the goodness of God and His ability to use "regular" people, like me, to talk into the lives of others and encourage. As I shared my story of why I am involved with social media and why I feel it is such a great mission field for other Christian writers I … [Read more...]
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