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10 insightful posts about Fathers Day

A round up of some of my favorite fathers day posts this year.

Advocacy

Fierce

Fierce isn’t pretty, but it’s beautiful.

Cancer & Mental Health

A circle of women

A circle of young women supporting each other through breast cancer.

Inspiration

I’ve written about my gratitude practice a few times lately, and one of the things it has most reinforced for me is that you find what you’re looking for. This video has been making it’s rounds of the internet lately, and for good reason. It’s…

Cancer

Contending with change

These are big changes that impact programs that were built with sweat, tears, and heart by unpaid volunteers. They are mucking about with, what is for many of us, our safe place. But I went home feeling ok about the situation, not because I agree with everything that has been decided, but because of the way the announcement and the subsequent activities were handled.

Inspiration

Authentic Success

When I think of the effort it took to extract myself from group-think and learn to evaluate all the information, rather than only considering that which reinforced the group’s position, I consider my daughter and her development. How do I teach her that she does not have to feel guilty for thoroughly considering information available to her, and coming to a different conclusion from me?

Family

Her adventurous heart

Whenever you see me with my little girl, there is a good chance that we are adventuring. We may be adventuring at the grocery store in the back yard at the library during the commute or in a fountain at the mall. I’m so blessed…

Inspiration

The Guarded Beauty of New Orleans

One of the most precious and valuable benefits of travel is that it takes you out of your comfort zone, and if you’re open to the experience, it provides perspective. Travel teaches us about other cultures, but it also gives us the opportunity to learn…

Inspiration

Inspired

It was a grey, blustery day, perfectly suited to my grey, blustery mood. I was dragging my cranky toddler and cantankerous husband through that most soul-suckingly dreadful chore: grocery shopping. All the while I was complaining about the fatigue I’m still battling, and my ever…

Adventure

My favorite photos of 2011

I’m still learning to use my new camera, but I sure got a lot of practice with all our adventure this year. Here are some of my favorite photos. We learned that bears like to eat dandelions My daughter discovered the most fascinating animal at…