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Dear Gem – Month 11
In two weeks you will be one year old. Today you are walking and have a handful of words in your vocabulary. A year ago I was on bedrest, and still worried you might be born too early. You have always been in a bit of a hurry, even before you were born. I went […]
Writers’ Workshop: Why I Blog, or Don’t
I keep meaning to play along with MamaKat and her weekly writing workshops, but I never seem to be able to make it happen. Then this prompt came along, and I decided it was time to put in print all those excuses floating around in my head. 3.) What have you been busy doing that’s […]
I feel pretty
I didn’t feel pretty while I was growing up. I’m not making this statement as a complaint, simply stating a fact: I didn’t feel pretty. I wasn’t quite a tomboy either, as I was much too clumsy to shoulder that label. I was smart, but smart didn’t make me any points at the christian school […]
Influence
The Beautiful Like Me Project was started to discuss self-esteem and body image in today’s youth. WickedStepMom, Tricia at Shout, and Amy at FiveFlowerMom – along with several other bloggers – are tackling this issue over the next few Mondays. This weeks question: “What do today’s children and teens feel pressured to imitate? Why?” “Choose […]
Beautiful Like Me
Does how we look at ourselves effect how the next generation looks at themselves?