Today is Father’s Day and I am blessed to be surrounded by some pretty amazing fathers. I decided to share about the men that I have been blessed to know and a little fun fact about each of them. My Husband – Of course I have to start with Eric. I am married to a…
Read MoreJuvenile Court – the mear mention makes most of us think – “not my kid!” Yep…I thought so too. I never expected to raise a law-breaker. I expected that all of my boys would make mistakes, but none that would drag us before a judge…especially by the time they were 8 years-old. Life doesn’t always…
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I raised three boys…before social media became the norm. Facebook was around when the kids were teens but it was primarily used to hold my pictures…as I seemed to have missed the Scrapbooking craze. I have one. It’s not finished. I started it fifteen years ago. There are many positives I see in utilizing social…
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Eric and I spent the afternoon with friends today. Part of our discussion was on the recent shooting in Florida and our feelings about “fault”. I don’t typically write anything political, mainly because I don’t feel qualified. My knowledge is based on what I read and I try to read information on both sides of…
Read MoreI am a Nursing Educator – which means…I’m a nurse…and I teach. A friend asked me recently how I ended up in teaching and if I missed working with patients. I had to stop and think. How did I end up teaching? Actually…how did I end up in nursing? I wasn’t one of those people…
Read MoreI had someone tell me recently that I stay remarkably calm in the face of chaos. I’m not sure how true that is but I’m glad that it seems to be my reputation. The benefit of having dealt with chaos is that a) nothing surprises you and b) you have a realistic viewpoint of what…
Read MoreI was given an opportunity this week – one that both excited and terrified me. Our Women’s Ministry was holding a health conference – focused on the acronym SWEAT – She Will Endure All Things. Topics ranged from Meditation to Stretching and the main speakers discussed Passion and Perseverance. There was even a full-on exercise…
Read MoreWe all have guilty pleasures. One of mine is walking around Target. I feel that it’s actually one of my better choices since a) it provides a form of exercise- especially if I get that cart with the sticky wheel, and b) it doesn’t add overall caloric intake (unless I hit up the popcorn on…
Read MoreI was a die-hard Steven King fan in my early 20’s. I started with “The Long Road” from The Bachman Books and kept reading everything King wrote for years. Having grown up in the era of Freddy Krueger and Michael Myers, it makes sense that horror was a genre that was appealing. I remember reading…
Read MoreEric and I spent a wonderful Saturday evening with some new friends. Part of getting to know each other is always sharing the history of your courtship, your family, and your overall ‘story’. I was happy that we had plenty of time to talk since our first couple of ‘sharings’ didn’t paint me in a…
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Mothering, Marriage and Menopause 