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Mission Possible Book Review
Thursday, I shared my thoughts about our country’s education system that stood out to me after reading Mission Possible by Eva Moskowitz and Arin Lavinia. Today I have my official book review. I can’t...
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Our Charter School Journey
Reading Mission Possible caused me to reflect how I became involved with first one charter school and then another, and the steps I’ve taken to ensure my children the best education I can give them....
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Friday Favorites: August 17
I’m loving monsoon season this year (except for the destruction its caused in a few areas). 100 degrees just doesn’t feel as hot when it’s overcast. The lightning show is definitely one of my...
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Look at the Sky: 8 Lessons from George Durrant
Early in my marriage, we listened to talks from LDS speakers on cassette tapes. (Anyone else remember those?) One of our favorite speakers was George Durrant. I especially loved the one called “Look...
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Striving for Balance
My word of the year is nurture, but my word for this life is balance. Everything always seems to come back to finding balance – nurture and direction are part of finding my ultimate peace, but that...
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Bloggy Boot Camp – Vegas
I had an amazing Saturday at Bloggy Boot Camp! After a couple of evo‘s, this was my third blog conference. Did I mention it was amazing? I took 12 pages of notes! I wish I took more pictures. (I wish...
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Happy Halloween!
Happy Candy Day! I mean, Happy Halloween! Come on, who are we kidding? Today is all about dressing up to get people to give our kids candy, so we can eat it for them. That’s what good parents do – eat...
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2013 Word of the Year
I can’t believe January is half over. I’m still trying to get my head around my goals for the year. Before I get any more behind, I’ll share my word of the year. Last year I focused on nurturing...
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Slices of March
I survived tax season 2013! I know it’s pretty sad to be summing up March in the middle of April, but better late than never. Here’s the numbers behind how my month went. .8 – Pounds lost. It’s not...
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Rape Culture
Last month, one of my favorite authors – Shannon Hale – brought up the sensitive but pertinent topic of rape culture in our country. She says “ Rape culture is an environment that is conducive to...
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Favorite Chili
Favorite Chili Raejean: Raejean Recipe type: Dinner Cuisine: American Print This kid friendly chili recipe has won two awards. Just last week, I walked off with a cute Thanksgiving apron as a prize...
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My Pursuit in Excellence
Last year I started working outside of the home and began the divorce process. I knew these significant life changes would take some adjusting. I didn’t know that adjusting would go so deep and take so...
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I’m Such a Girl
I’ve frequently been disgruntled about the double standard between raising boys and girls. A girl is shushed, while a boy gets away with being rowdy because that’s just how boys are. Because of this...
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The Change
I miss having little kids, it’s such a change. I love my teenagers; they’re not sassy or rebellious. But, I miss the “excuse” to celebrate silly little holidays, having weekly summer themes and the...
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2015 Word: Happiness
I missed choosing a word of the year last year. But the 2015 word makes me smile, happiness. The day after I decided on my 2015 word of the year, I thought about church discussions that happiness being...
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New Year, New Goals
The New Year is goal time and I don’t mean football. Before we get too far into 2015, I wanted to take this time to reflect on my progress on last years goals. I start each year recording my top 10...
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Making Mistakes
I made a mistake a couple of weekends ago. Actually I made several mistakes, but this one involved someone who has been rather toxic in my life. The demeaning response and consequent attempt to take...
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January Review
I’m checking in on my New Year’s goals and January’s overall accomplishments. .8 – My goal to lose weight didn’t start off like I was hoping since I gained almost a pound in January. I’m fine tuning my...
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Living in my Head
I came home last weekend from my writer’s conference on an incredible high. I used some of that energy to finished writing my book that I was muddling through for the last year (or at least came to a...
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February Review
Remember at the beginning of the year when we set some goals? This February I was still plugging away at mine. How about you? 1 – Pound lost. Here’s to not finding it! 1 – Fancy date at Orange Sky 1 –...
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