From the monthly archives:

September 2010

Free Daily Planner Download! 9/29/10

by Nif on September 29, 2010

The holiday season is almost here, and October is knocking on our door. The busiest times of our lives are the best times to stay organized and with a plan. Please feel free to download and use our gift to you – the StrongMothers Daily Planning Sheets. We’d love to hear how you like using [...]

Tagged as: organizing, time management, Wordless Wednesday

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The Media’s Impact on a Young Girl’s Body Image

by admin on September 28, 2010

Before you read this post, watch this video. Click on picture above or Click HERE to watch video Thank you, Dove, for creating this video called “Evolution.” I think it is an important piece of media, especially after the results of a study called Real Girls, Real Pressure: A National Report on the State [...]

Tagged as: motherhood, parenting, raising children, self esteem

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Glass Half Full or Half Empty?

by Nif on September 23, 2010

I have no shame in saying that I’m a Half-Full-kind-of-girl. I’m also a realist. One of my favorite quotes is by William Arthur Ward. He said, “The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.” I admit that I TRY to find the best in every [...]

Tagged as: encouragement, Inspiration, positive attitude, positive thinking

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Which one are you? (Wordless Wednesday – 9/22/10)

by Nif on September 22, 2010

(See tomorrow’s post for my take on this.) Love,

Tagged as: Wordless Wednesday

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Should Girls play Sports?

by Lisa on September 15, 2010

As you may know, most of my stories are about my mother, my sister, or my friends. Today, I want to share a few stories about the young ladies that I spend most of my time with right now. Let’s call them my “Volleyball Daughters”. We spend an hour together every weekday morning, 2-3 hours [...]

Tagged as: belonging, lessons sports teach, middle school, mother and daughters, sports and girls, teens, volleyball

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Think You’re Inadequate? Maybe It’s Time to Let Yourself off the Hook.

by Nif on September 13, 2010

I have a habit of being my own worst judge. Maybe it’s the competitor in me? Maybe it’s that I’m the older sister to a 17-month younger sister? Perhaps it’s because my fifth-grade teacher made us write in pen and wouldn’t allow any work to be turned in with a scratch-out or stray mark on the assignment . [...]

Tagged as: confidence, encouragement, expectations, motherhood, resilience, strong mothers

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Why Labor Day Renews My Spirit

by admin on September 3, 2010

One of my favorite memories of childhood has to do with the upcoming holiday. Labor Day meant no school. More than that, it also meant that my 17-months-younger-than-me sister and I would get to take snacks to the den with the red shag carpet and stay up all night under our pink fuzzy blankets watching [...]

Tagged as: casual friday, Inspiration, love, raising children, tradition

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School’s back in session… It’s time for YOU!

by Nif on September 2, 2010

Here’s our Thursday Turn-back….. Since school’s back in session, and most families are back on a routine. Don’t get caught up in the DOING and forget about YOU. Here’s a revisit to last October’s post. From Janet and Chris Attwood: The 100 most successful people in the world were surveyed; the one thing they [...]

Tagged as: courage, habits, Inspiration, parenting, passion

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Wordless Wednesday – 9/1/10 – Happy Birthday, Mom!

by Nif on September 1, 2010

Today is MY strong mother’s birthday! Cheers…. To a woman who has taught me that age is just a number. (She was pulled behind the boat on the tube this summer…. I hope I am doing that when I’m her age!) To the woman who taught me, “If you’re going to do something, [...]