It was a late December night and I had just arrived home after an evening of shopping and dinner with friends. The house was fairly quiet as I went upstairs to search for my family. I found my son in his room, headphones on happily bopping to the beat. He looked up and smiled, a… Read More
You Can Change the Life of a Girl!
Today is the inaugural International Day of the Girl, a movement to speak out against gender bias and advocate for girls’ rights everywhere. I am so excited that the United Nations and others have stepped up to highlight these important issues affecting our girls, and keenly aware it will take all of us to affect… Read More
Are You the Person People Want to Follow?
I adore little books that give you things in bite size nuggets. Simple, yet thought provoking messages often have the greatest impact on my life. That’s probably why racing through the airport this past January a small little book caught my attention – The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader, by John C. Maxwell. I… Read More
Are You Living in Your Regrets?
I am living my life with NO REGRETS! Doesn’t it feel great to say that? It makes us feel like we’ve evolved to a higher plane when we shout to the world that we regret nothing. And yet, the truth is we all have something we wish we hadn’t said or done, and well, isn’t… Read More
What’s Keeping You Up All Night?
I have a confession to make. For years I was hooked on a prescription sleep aid. Several times a week I would happily and with great anticipation take a pill and go blissfully to sleep. I called it the sleep of the living dead. 6 hours of deep uninterrupted sleep and a tail that popped you out of bed… Read More
Reading Your Way to Free and Fabulous
Reading has always been one of my favorite pastimes. Spending hours in the bookstore with my Daddy on a Saturday afternoon was just the best. Invariably, I’d leave out with two or three new books and for days on end I would be transported to another time and place. Nancy Drew, Judy Blume, and CS… Read More