Great Books: The God Box
One of the many things I always said before I had children was that when I had my own kids, I wanted them to be avid readers just as I had been. Books were my savior as a curious, overly-chatty and probably annoying child and as an awkward and often-sullen adolescent. My mother experienced a [...]
Three Things Thursday: Embracing Your Dark Side
It’s always interesting to me when people complain about someone being a “bitch” or a “bastard”. The words are often spit out with such venom – as if it was the worst thing in the world anybody could be. Personally, I’d much rather deal with an honest bitch with an attitude than a “nice” person [...]
Changing Gears…Again
Well…things are most certainly changing around here. It may be apparent from the page tabs, but if not, a quick look at my updated “About” page, will bring you quickly up to speed. No, it’s not the first time that there’s been a change of direction on this blog (in fact, I’ve lost count of [...]
Simple Tips to Help Single Moms to Get Out of Debt
*This is a guest post from financial writer Angela Sanders of A Financial Journal. Are you a single mother and drowned in a sea of debts? If so, you might be wondering how you got into this state of affairs. Well, instead of wondering what made it happen, it is advisable that you start thinking of [...]
What Was I Talking About? Oh, Right. Work at Home Distractions
I’m on a writing deadline. I need to have a series of three 500-word articles by Friday. It’s Wednesday and have I written a single word yet? If you guessed no….ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, for the win!! I have distraction problems. And this time I can’t blame the kiddos, because they’re at school right [...]
30 Days of Truth
I’m joining up with Just a Bit of Magic for “30 Days of Truth” and I’ve committed to posting something personal about myself for 30 days. This is a great exercise, especially for new bloggers, to get into the habit of updating your blog everyday but without the stress of worrying over what to write [...]
When Less is More
Well, I’ve procrastinated long enough with writing this post. The reason for the feet-dragging is that I now have more than one space in the blogosphere to call home. This blog has been such a joy for me to create and I’ve met such wonderful, smart, funny and amazing bloggers in the year since I [...]
Meditation is Where YOU Find It
I spent years trying to learn how to meditate. I obsessed over doing it “right” and yearned for that holy grail of transcendence. Yes, I thought that might include levitating in the very spot where I was sitting cross-legged in deep concentration. I followed gurus. I followed people I met who seemed highly spiritual to [...]
What is Trust?
I remember, as a teenager, I thought I knew everything (didn’t we all). Unfortunately, my youthful arrogance carried over into young adulthood and a bit beyond, which I’m sure many of you over 35-ers can also relate to on some level. The funny thing is, that it wasn’t until recently when I was having a [...]
Three Things Thursday: Being in Joy
Yes, life is busy. Yes, I’m tired most of the time. Yes, I sometimes wish I could do whatever I wanted to do whenever I wanted to do it. Yes, there are times when my patience is worn waaaay past thin. These things aren’t new to any mother, father or caregiver. Or any other people [...]




















