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resilience

Among my many roles (mother, wife, business owner, science teacher, runner, blogger, friend), I am a high school softball pitching coach. I have been giving pitching lessons for over 20 years and have probably worked with at least a thousand pitchers. A lot of what I do at this point is by intuition, as my [...]

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Here, let me share.
A couple of Saturdays ago, I went on a 12-mile run. I tell you this to let you know that I had 2 hours to do nothing but think about this. :)  As I was running, I thought about all the lessons I have learned from running, and compared it to my [...]

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Podcasting is easy, we thought….

by Lisa on November 30, 2009

Speaking!  Nif and I have over 70 years of combined experience with the skill, yet today when Nif and I tried to start on the first podcast for StrongMothers, we struggled badly.  After 2 hours of work, we have a whopping 34 seconds of our first podcast finished.  Our intro, with thanks to Nif’s Hubs, [...]

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StrongMothers recently supported a LiveSTRONG team with several members from the Birmingham area. We want to share the e-mail we received from Beth Uhlman about the event. Beth is a teacher and coach in Hoover, Alabama. Beth lost her Strong Mother to cancer in her early teens, so this ride was very personal to her. [...]

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What’s Your Passion?

by Nif on October 20, 2009

As moms busy people, it is easy to lose ourselves - including our needs, passions, and dreams - to the daily b.u.s.y.n.e.s.s. of life. Do you ever feel this way?  Do you want to live a passionate life?
Since school started back a couple of months ago, I feel like I have allowed myself to get caught up in [...]

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Casual Friday 10/09/09

by admin on October 9, 2009

*On Casual Fridays, I make recommendations about books, websites, movies, etc. We would love to hear your Casual Friday recommendations, too.
Remember the Titans
If you haven’t seen Remember the Titans, you should go rent it this weekend. If you have seen it, you’re probably like me and you have seen it multiple times. Based on a true [...]

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Have a Plan

by Nif on July 17, 2009

Think about situations that you, family members, or friends have been in where there were obstacles, setbacks, or trauma. What did you or your family member do in order to survive?
Many years ago, one of my very best friends was pregnant with her first child. In the first trimester, she miscarried, and came to [...]

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