This morning I took my coffee outside with some fresh cherries to enjoy in the garden. All of a sudden I had a Forrest Gump moment as I thought: Life is like a bowl of cherries. Sometimes its sweet and sometimes its the pits! It's all about perspective. You can't have one without the other, so …
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Impact
How can we, as parents, positively Impact our children and Empower them? I have been grappling with this question over the past few months and I have come to this conclusion: We need to Listen to them. When we utilize Active and Empathetic Listening in our conversations with our children, we show …
Exfoliation, Inside & Out
Over the past few months, stress has caused my face to explode all over the place and just hurt. Determine to Walk the Talk of home-made goodness, I thought I would apply the same mentality to facial cleansers and soon to household cleaners. How come I put my health or my skins health last on the …
Talisman
A talisman is an object which is believed to contain certain magical properties which would provide good luck for the possessor and possibly offer protection from evil or harm. Wikipedia It has been interesting for me to observe the girls [Mina & Allegra], at different times, prepare for a …
Shakin’ The Money Tree
At the end of my dead end street, there is an open space area with a meadow, a stream, and miles of woods. I went down there the other day to scavenge rocks for my garden bed's border. While I was there, I saw this really cool stick, more like a weathered tree limb about 6 ft long. Yes, I admit it, …