The Me Project Mini Project Day #5 Celebrate Your Steps
Do you recognize the steps you've already taken? Do you see how far you've already come? I really do believe that when we are walking the path that God has set out for us, we attract the people, circumstances, and things we need to make to get closer to our God-given...
The Me Project Day #4 Mini Challenge – Commit to One thing for 20 Minutes
Your Project If God is telling you to wait on part or all of your goal, figure out what you can do right now, to get started. From the time I wanted to write THE ME PROJECT (formerly called, YOU GOAL GIRL!) from the time it was released, it was 10 years. Ugh. I had to...
The Me Project Day #3 Peer Pressure for Grown Ups
Getting a Couple of People to Hold You Accountable Your Project Find a couple of women to hold you accountable for your goal. It can be someone who lives close, or an internet or phone friend. Every woman has done it. You get up early New Year’s morning. You write...
The Me Project Day #2 Less Than Perfect
Your Project Find another area of your life that you can cut back, do less well, or give up on altogether – either permanently or just for the duration of The Me Project – in order to give you the time and space to pursue your goal. “The thing that is really hard, and...
THE ME PROJECT 5-Day Challenge Day #1 Write it down.
I apologize for now getting that song stuck in your head - but what better way to kick off our week of "Just Keep Swimming" than being seranaded by Dory? So what's your Project for Day #1? Just write something down. That's it. Now that's not too scary, is it? OK -...
Feeling Like a Bad Mom?
Well I sat at a red light at the corner of Pearl and Almaden Expressway here in San Jose, praying that the light wouldn't turn green so I could snap this picture for you: Your welcome.
A Book, a Blog, and a Challenge
First off, I wanted to tell you about a book I just finished that I loved. It's called Saving CeeCee Honeycutt and it's about a middle school girl from the north who is suddenly relocated to Savannah to live with an aunt she had only met as a baby. It's a bright,...
How to Remove Laundry Stains: My Sister-in Law Lucinda’s Sure-Fire Stain Removal Method
How to Remove Laundry Stains. An Expert's Guide My sister-in-law, Lucinda, is one of my favorite people on the planet (and not just because she is the main caretaker to the cutest kid under 18 on the planet, my niece, Elsa...) She's a great cook, a huge encouragement...
Taking Care of the Caretaker
I have had several people in my life, recently, who have been through the journey of cancer. Besides friends, my mom has had two cancers in the past couple of years (uterin and skin,) and has come through each of those situations with grace, healthy, and a fast...