Um... when DON'T work and family collide? Especially when you work from home and kids do home-work because they are home-schooled? It's the epitome of a "blended" family... blending life, home, work, education into one big mixing pot. The results can be beautiful, baffling and downright difficult at times. So Andy Stanley's book, When Work and Family Collide seemed like the perfect book for … [Read more...]
Seriously, I have an obsession... with small colorful pieces of paper. They are called Post It Notes and they come in every size, shape, variety and style you could possibly want. I'm obsessed. My friend and fellow author, Kathi Lipp, recently wrote about her five favorite ways to use Post Its and admitted to having over 45 little stacks in her desk drawer. She's got me beat on sheer numbers, … [Read more...]
It's summer and that usually brings about a renewed sense of purpose in focusing on health and vitality. Wouldn't you agree? So I've been devouring books on health, brain development, and even watched a documentary "Homo Toxicus" last night. Scary what's in our food, soil and environment. One way to counteract the toxins is to consume superfoods. Recently Salba Smart contacted me to review a … [Read more...]
I love to read. The library is one of my favorite places and has been since I could walk (at 9 months). Go ahead, call me a nerd. I've heard it before. Problem now is finding the time to read all the amazing books I find... books I know have valuable information and insight that could change my life, my outlook, my business, and more. Talk about irony... not being able to find the time to … [Read more...]
Pin It Real isn't how you are made. It's a thing that happens to you... Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand. - Skin Horse to the Velveteen Rabbit What if we … [Read more...]
FRANCOPHILE DEFINED: A Francophile (or Gallophile) is a person who has a strong positive predisposition or interest toward the government, culture, history, or people of France. This could include France itself and its history, the French language, French cuisine, literature, etc. It was a delightful movie that brought me that much closer to my beloved Paris and France. A movie that is a … [Read more...]
It would be a pretty big life-changing decision to become Amish, wouldn't you think? Along with giving up electricity, that would mean giving up computers, telephones, TV, movies, cell phones, and the list just keeps going. On the other hand, there is something so alluring about the idea of living a plain and simple life, one that is dedicated to family, hard work, and God. How could that be so … [Read more...]
One of my favorite authors has now co-written a book with his daughter... Max Lucado and Jenna Lucado Bishop recently released their new book, You Were Made to Make a Difference.Besides the incredibly cool earthy looking cover, the inside pages are equally fun and reader-friendly. It's perfectly suited for the teen audience it was written for and provides stories of real teen discovering that it's … [Read more...]
That's a tall order. Finding the answer for what to do when life doesn't turn out the way you want. Who wants to turn to Plan B? For some of us, Plan B isn't even an option (like for Meryl Streep in Devil Wears Prada). For most of us "regular" folk though, we often have to come up with Plan B, C and even D sometimes. I know my Plan A that I wrote down in high school about when I would graduate, … [Read more...]
Is there any other time of year than Christmas when gift cards are in such high demand? Whether because of convenience or indecisiveness, or a host of other reasons, they certainly make it easy to catch up on any last minute gifts. Since our house has been stuck with the flu since last week, I haven't had time to get out and do much shopping for non-immediate family members. That means quick … [Read more...]
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I am not a sales person and actually am trying to overcome a particular disdain for anything that smacks of overt selling. I do however like to talk and write about products, services, and people that I like and love. … [Read More...]
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