Week 30 Memory Verse
Have you ever thought, I’m almost there! Only to realize that you’ve still got so far to go? I went to a waterpark recently. I’m a big believer in amusement parks with roller coasters. Waterslides, not so much. My son, Charlie, is a fan of all things fast and tall, so I put on my
Mom Uses Kindness to Teach About Differences
Taryn Skees is a mom just like me. She’s a writer and a speaker who is passionate about the power of kindness. But Taryn’s drive to spread the message of kindness didn’t come from a spontaneous act of kindness that transformed her life. It came from the birth of her son. Taryn’s 9-year-old son, Aiden,
You are someone’s miracle
I’m keeping it short today. I just stumbled across this quote from one of my favorite movies and wanted to share it with you… You are someone’s miracle. “Parting your soup is not a miracle, Bruce, it’s a magic trick. A single mom who’s working two jobs, and still finds time to take her kid
Week 29 Memory Verse
Have you ever had to sell yourself? Maybe in a resume? Or face-to-face with a perspective employer? We’re expected to brag about all the great attributes we hold and accomplishments we’ve accrued. It’s terribly hard, isn’t it? I remember going into my boss as a young TV reporter and asking for a raise. He asked
Is it Kindness or Citizenship?
Last week I posed a question that had come across my desk from a Fargo mail carrier. He asked, “Where does citizenship end and kindness begin?” His job often puts him in positions where he feels compelled to help. A lost cell phone, a wandering child or an emergency that requires a call to 911.
Pinterest Dance Party
I need you. Really. I’m living in the 21st century, but my brain is stuck in 1985. I’m a pre-teen dancing around my mom’s living room greatly disturbing the tenants in the apartment below because I can’t get enough of Whitney Houston’s new music video “How Will I Know.” What? You don’t remember it? Well
Week 28 Memory Verse
I learned how to be a mom by watching my own mom and the moms of my teenage friends. There’s no one right way to do it. I seemed to understand that from a young age, yet there were certain things that I tucked away because they made a positive impact on me. I wanted
