Even though you may have heard differently, I’m not Candy-dictator. Let’s just say I monitor sugar quite closely. My girls are as happy as 9 and 10-year-olds can be and their sweetness does not come from sugar intake. However, I do let them have what is usually referred to as “treats” by the general public …
Sheryl Crow was not kidding: “Everyday IS a winding road!” (I think I quote that song a lot). In the last few weeks, I’ve been impacted once more by the power of choice. On one hand, when you are faced with a choice, it is easy to choose when you know your values and you have …
I grew up around a wood workshop and my dad was patient enough to let me “help him” several times. I love pretty much anything that looks like, smells like, or is made out of wood. When I read Luke 6:41 for the first time, it left a big impression for I was well familiar with this …
I believe that gratitude is the foundation of a positive attitude. Gratitude, like many other virtues and/or positive values, is a learned character trait that should be taught as early on as possible in a child’s life. Gratitude is a WHOLE Family principle because increases the quality of our lives and the ones of those …
Nowadays, kids are born with an innate inclination and gift for technology, media, and telecommunications. Just give a toddler an iPad and you’ll see what I mean. Technology truly fascinates me. It is amazing what you can do with it and what it can do for you. But this can be a double-edged sword. I …
People are sometimes surprised when I say I started my first guerrilla entrepreneurial career at 7 years old. This was in no way an accident. For as long as I knew, my dad owned a carpentry and furniture design workshop, which for most of my childhood was located right at the back of our house, …
I love bugs, snakes, and spiders (especially tarantulas!). Roaches only make me scream because, um, well, you know, they’re gross. My phobia, fear, or pet peeve wasn’t heights, the dark, or tight spaces. I was afraid of driving my car! Don’t get me wrong…I love my car. I even think I look kinda cute in …
Today, I’d like to share a little poem I read in my tween years in Spanish that guided my path for decades now. The power’s all in your mind: If you think you are beaten, you are. If you think you dare not, you don’t. If you like to win but think you can’t, it’s …
8 years ago, I found myself lost, overwhelmed, and traumatized by the challenge of starting a new life as a single mom with two toddlers. I was married for only a little over 3 years, but separation, divorce, breakups, are painful no matter how long you did “the relationship thing” for. October 19th marked the …
It’s true that magic can just happen. Blessings are bestowed and miracles are granted. But truth be told, life is a collection of moments, and the most magical moments are those you create with the ones you love. But…What IS magic? The official definition is “the power of apparently influencing the course of events by …