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The Story of How I Helped HuffPo Find Me

September 17, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 36 Comments

Back at the beginning of 2014, I declared that, for me, this year would be inspired by the word “brave”. At times, the word—the idea—has absolutely inspired me. At other times, it has absolutely taunted me. Lately, it’s been the latter.

Filed Under: featured, HuffPo, Mom Musings Tagged With: Arianna Huffington, blogging, Brave, celebration, gratitude, Huffington Post, Huffington Post Parents

The Month of Me

May 1, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 11 Comments

Remember back in January when I said I’d be writing for this lovely blog a bit less because I was going to pursue my dream of writing a book? Yeah, that hasn’t happened. Why? Because I had to eavesdrop on a precious moment. Because my kids had another day off of school. Because a kid […]

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2014 – A Brave New Year

January 2, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 19 Comments

New year. New word. And I got it from listening to a pop song. (Fitting, right?) At first when I heard it, I thought of my kids — how it expressed my wish for them. But it turns out, it’s my wish for me too. Let your words be anything but empty. Why don’t you […]

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Brave: Big Screen, Little Screen, Big Hit

June 20, 2012 by Amy, Using Our Words 2 Comments

Bears. Lemonade-up-the-nose laughter. And a mom who was wrong all along. If you ask Big, those were three of the things that stuck with him after our fun date night in San Francisco for the screening of the Disney Pixar film, Brave (in theaters tomorrow, June 22nd). The funny thing is, I kind of agree.

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