Having raised two lovely daughters to adulthood, worked side by side with my family for over seventeen years and my husband and parents for another five, I have discovered there are a lot of similarities between being an effective parent and a productive business person. They both require dealing with all kinds of […]
Five minute Friday: Catch
October 14, 2011 By 4 Comments
We are frail beings and are so susceptible to the winds of keeping up that blow through our neighborhoods. We catch a case of the I deserve this, and call our friends to go out for some serious retail therapy. We catch a case of the What will everyone think if our kids aren’t in […]
Wild Web Roundup
October 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Hello, hello, and welcome to our occasional taming of the web, where we capture stories in the great wilderness and bring them here for your perusal and enjoyment. ******************** First in the center ring today is from Gabriele at Radical Parenting. She writes about those recent, puzzling teen trends of planking, owling and batting. […]
Got 5 minutes? It’s the absolute best Christmas gift idea ever
October 10, 2011 By 5 Comments
I’m going to let you in on a secret from the photography business: If you can get the clients to cry, they’ll buy. I apologize if that sounds crass, but the philosophy behind it is actually pretty sound. If we see an image of ourselves, our children, our spouse or our family which captures […]
Random Too Darn Happy Moments
October 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Ed. Note: I am so sorry to say that this video has been pulled. The Wake County SPCA is working with the music publisher to see if they can make it public again. You can see the story here: Abba-cadabra: Wake SPCA Video Disappears This adorable music video from the Wake County SPCA came […]
Wild Web Roundup
October 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
It’s time for another round up on the wild, wild web. Grab your lasso and let’s catch some good stuff! ******************** A cautionary tale about the true cost of a college education, from Zachary Freeman, a Business Finance Major at the University of TN at Chatanooga, who has written Free Money, Please, The […]
The Wild Web Roundup
October 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Good Monday to everyone! Welcome again to my occasional feature, the Wild Web Roundup, in which I share interesting tidbits from with internet. We come out of the gate today with more changes from Facebook: Ahh, Facebook. I barely knew ye, yet you have changed again. What do we need to know, and what will […]
Five Minute Friday: On friends
September 30, 2011 By 3 Comments
Friendship is . . . . . . that overflowing of joy when we gather. . . . that cool glass of refreshment on a hot summer’s day. . . . that bracing splash of ice water calling us out when we have hurt another. . . . that soothing touch of healing when our […]
The Weekly Wild Web Roundup
September 25, 2011 By 1 Comment
Welcome to the first post of an occasional feature I am introducing: The Weekly Wild Web Roundup, through which I share some of the great reads I find. My desire is to provide inspiration, hope, encouragement, how-to, or just plain old good-for-the-soul laughter from the information I highlight. ******************** Kara Chupp, of The Chuppies, wrote […]
Five Minute Friday-Growing
September 23, 2011 By 10 Comments
As we grow up our kids, we grow up ourselves. We begin with the best of intentions, vowing to be the best parents we can possibly be. We will lead them to be good, kind children, full of faith and joy and love. And then, they become toddlers, little mirrors of ourselves, and we […]
