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.
The Month of Me
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 […]
2014 – A Brave New Year
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 […]
Brave: Big Screen, Little Screen, Big Hit
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.