From the monthly archives:

August 2010

Minding the Gap

by Nif on August 30, 2010

The past 10 days have been a challenge for me. Literally. I’ve been doing (my own) 10-Day Health & Wellness Challenge for the past 10 days. I posted it on Facebook, asked if anyone wanted to join me, and a group of courageous and motivated friends jumped in and did it with me. For 10 days [...]

Tagged as: encouragement, habits, motivation, positive attitude, positive thinking, self-discipline, strong mothers

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Casual Friday – 8/27/10 – Revisiting a Favorite Book, The Slight Edge

by Nif on August 27, 2010

You can’t change the past. You can change the future. Would you rather be influenced by something you can’t change, or something you can? ~Jeff Olson, The Slight Edge If you ask most people who know me, they would probably say that I am self-disciplined. I would say that I am to an extent, but [...]

Tagged as: casual friday, courage, encouragement, habits, motherhood, positive attitude, self-discipline, time management

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I’m a Tweeter. A Tweep. A Twit?

by admin on August 24, 2010

It all started about 2 years ago. I created a Twitter account, but I didn’t “get” it. I tried to tweet (post), but I just couldn’t follow the flow of the network. Then I started following @familyonbikes and was amazed by their story. The mom of the family, Nancy Sathre-Vogel, tweets for the family. She’s [...]

Tagged as: encouragement, Inspiration, motherhood, motivation, social media, Twitter

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4-year-olds are the best Teachers!

by Lisa on August 23, 2010

Do you kids ever teach you? It’s 3:30 a.m. Saturday morning, and I’m up thinking about ways to make my volleyball team better. This week we showed the very simple skill of substitution to our players. You simply walk to the sideline and stand there until the official tells you to enter the game. Our [...]

Tagged as: finger painting, following instructions, helping kids understand, volleyball

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The One Flaw in Women

by Nif on August 20, 2010

A friend sent me this video a few days ago. It’s based on the poem, “One Flaw in Women.” Hope you enjoy it. Happy Friday! Love,

Tagged as: encouragement, motherhood, motivation, strong mothers

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Wordless Wednesday – 8/18/10 – It’s been hotter than a 2 dollar pistol!

by Nif on August 18, 2010

It’s been hotter than a two dollar pistol lately. This is my dog, Chase, during a rousing game of driveway badminton. What do you think he’s dreaming about? Doggie pupsicles? Love,

Tagged as: Wordless Wednesday

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I’m almost on my daughter’s Cool Mom list

by Nif on August 17, 2010

One of the perks of my job is that I get the summers off. As a 9-month employee (high school teacher and coach), my salary is based on 9 months of work and just divided up over the 12-month calendar year. Donna Goldberg says, “No matter how much money you have, you can’t buy more [...]

Tagged as: family, parenting, raising children

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Casual Friday 8/13/10 Step Back in Time with Miranda Lambert

by admin on August 13, 2010

On Fridays we make recommendations for books, movies, and websites. We hope you like ours. We want you to share yours with us. Have you ever gone back to see an old home? Maybe it was where you grew up or where you raised your kids. My favorite place to go back to is Samford [...]

Tagged as: casual friday

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DIY Projects keep Granddaddy’s Memory Alive

by Lisa on August 12, 2010

My mother, Doodie, is a Daddy’s Girl. Matter of fact, I’ve never met anyone who loved and cherished her daddy any more than Doodie. He passed away before HGTV, Home Depot, and Lowe’s became popular, but he was an original “Do It Yourselfer”. Granddaddy, a veteran of WWII, suffered from rheumatoid arthritis. He was always [...]

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