I am sitting here laughing while tears roll down my face, realizing how naive I can be about life, and yet excited about how much I yet have to learn. At the start of this year, as usual, I did visioning, planning, and scheduling. I was feeling very confident about the direction of my business …
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Because I homeschool, Eliana has been reading since she was 3. In fact, she’s only 5 and reading at a third-grade level and she loves to read to me now and to the little one in my womb. A few days ago, she read “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” and it got me thinking about …
The word “time” has its origin in the Old English word tima, which means “limited space of time,” and the Proto-Germanic *timon- “time” from PIE *di-mon-, suffixed form of root *da- “to divide.” The concept of “time as an indefinite continuous duration” is recorded from late 14c. Time can be defined as “a continuous, measurable quantity in which …
It’s Cinderella’s 70th Birthday, so I decided to put together a list of the best life lessons and Cinderella quotes – and there are so many! Cinderella is a favorite fairy tale character and the animated classic is one of my favorite fairytales and Disney movies of all time. Cinderella’s story is a timeless classic …
The word “forgive” comes from the Old English forgiefan “give, grant, allow; remit (a debt), pardon (an offense),” also “give up” and “give in marriage”; from for- (“completely,”) + giefan (“to give or receive”). The dictionary definition of “forgive” is to cease to feel resentment, to give up resentment, or to grant relief from payment. Some synonyms of forgiveness are: …
Historian and writer Thomas Carlyle once said “The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.” One of the most empowering choices you can make is taking personal responsibility for what you think, say, and do. Taking personal responsibility means to consciously embrace our lives as a reflection of our thoughts, choices, …
The Spring Cleaning season is upon us. As far as I’m concerned, MESS is a pretty word for chaos. MESS does not invade you overnight, it’s an accumulation of little pieces of clutter that gradually fill your space until it is too overwhelming to undertake. One of my life mottos is “LIVING SIMPLY IS SIMPLY …
Captain Marvel is an empowering movie for girls and women of all ages, and because it’s set in 1995, the music is outstanding. I just couldn’t sit still and I loved every song in the Captain Marvel soundtrack, and what I loved most is that it celebrates women who rocked the 90’s! Captain Marvel Playlist …
We are big fans of LEGOLAND and have really enjoyed the LEGO film franchise since “The LEGO Movie” debuted in 2014. I am so grateful that we were invited to watch an early private screening of the much-anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed, global box office phenomenon The LEGO® Movie 2: The Second Part,” by our friends …
Well, I finally went and saw The Book of Mormon, and I am not ashamed to say how much I loved it. It’s been on my bucket list for years and now that it’s on tour in Dallas, it was a must-not-miss, especially to celebrate a special birthday. Let me give you a bit of …