Today marks one month since I found my sweet baby girl asleep, without life in her body. An incomprehensible reality no parent would hope upon hope never to ever believe would be theirs. But this IS our reality. As we continue to wait for answers that are yet forthcoming, I find comfort in turning toContinue reading “A Magical, Memorable Mother-Daughter Moment”
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Mean Moms, Child Idolatry and the Only Way Out
Yes, Mother. I can see you are flawed. You have not hidden it. That is your greatest gift to me. Alice Walker “Mom, she doesn’t like me.” she says in a manner beyond her years. I try to brush it off, give her words of encouragement, but know there is probably a grain ofContinue reading “Mean Moms, Child Idolatry and the Only Way Out”
The Walking Wounded: On Leprosy and Checking Your Attitude Toward Mental Health
” When I taught in public schools I frequently developed opinions about why “challenging children” behaved poorly. More often than not I blamed their parents. I held the self-righteous notion that I worked hard to raise happy, well- rounded children and that if other parents took their responsibilities seriously and parented effectively, their childrenContinue reading “The Walking Wounded: On Leprosy and Checking Your Attitude Toward Mental Health”
Penny For Your Thoughts: Interview with Penny Price McIntosh – Inspiring Women Series
Penny is also featured in this months issue of Oxygen magazine! As a former competitive bodybuilder I admired the physique and athletic prowess of athlete Penny Price McIntosh. I believed she had some of the same convictions about competition I had and she inspired me greatly back in that day. She maintained and showed herContinue reading “Penny For Your Thoughts: Interview with Penny Price McIntosh – Inspiring Women Series”
Enthusiastically, Dawn 