I’ve had the joy of being around a new baby boy several times in the last 36 hours. Instead of the typical teamwork or leadership quotes, this week’s Tidbit is inspired by him! A new baby is like the beginning of all things-wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities. -Eda J. LeShan A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, [...]
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Tuesday Tidbit
November 15, 2011Happy Birthday, Mom!
November 6, 2011Today is my Mom’s 76th birthday. She doesn’t know it’s her birthday. She won’t be celebrating today. I can’t pick up the phone and wish her well. My brother will visit her, I’m sure, but she won’t recognize him. Mom has Alzheimer’s. I’ve written about Mom and this disease on Mother’s Day and Alzheimer’s Action Day and [...]
Thank you Thursday
October 20, 2011Thank you Thursday was a practice I adapted from an August 2010 post by the same name on the Modern Servant Leader blog, written by Ben Lichtenwalner. I loved the idea of intentional gratitude and the intentional expression of gratitude. What I’ve learned is that thinking about being thankful for the “big” things is easy. Remembering all of the little things [...]
Book Review: The Hour That Matters Most
October 10, 2011The Hour That Matters Most: The Surprising Power of the Family Meal, by Les & Leslie Parrott with Stephanie Allen and Tina Kuna. Published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2011. I was fortunate enough to be raised in a traditional nuclear family; Dad worked outside the home, Mom worked inside. Every night, we ate a family [...]
Thank you Thursday
September 29, 2011How do you define “friend?” In today’s vernacular, one of the first things many people think of is someone they are connected with on Facebook. That’s one version of a friend, but not exactly what I mean. I think a friend is someone with whom you can share aspirations, disappointments, successes, challenges, laughter, tears, joys and [...]
Thank you Thursday
September 15, 2011The last three weeks have been especially stressful for me. Massive changes were being thrown at me and I needed time to process. What I needed more than anything, though, was simply a break. Pressures were building, creativity was sputtering, patience were short, and focus was shifting away from others and inwards to me. That [...]
Thank you Thursday
September 1, 2011Way back in 1980, when I first gave birth, ultrasounds were the exception, not the rule. In fact, my first ultrasound didn’t happen until I was in labor! The doctor wanted to verify that I was having one baby, not two, since I had a very large baby belly! (Yes, it was one, but a big [...]
Thank you Thursday
July 21, 2011I remember hearing stories when I was a child about how marvel-ous it was for my immigrant parents to just walk into a store and buy fresh fruit. They were children in Germany during World War II; many items that we think of as food staples were treasures to them. Can you imagine never eating [...]
What possibilities are being created in you?
July 9, 2011Today. This moment. You are filled with possibilities. Are you paying attention to them? I am honored to be published once again on Geoff Talbot‘s creative expression blog, Seven Sentences. I invite you to read my post, “What Possibilities Are Being Created In You?” and comment on Geoff’s site. I hope that you are always being fully [...]
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