Month: February 2011
Photography: A Guilty Pleasure
I’d like to share my current obsession with you, ModernMoms. Two words: WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY. I don’t think I’ll ever shake this new love of mine! No, I’m not planning a wedding. No, I’m not a photographer. I’m just a girl who gets giddy when I discover a new blog or website with dreamy photos from someone’s magical wedding. Usually I don’t even know the bride and groom, but their pictures still melt my heart–I’m a sucker for this kind of stuff!
Build Your Children’s Confidence!
I have always said that the single most difficult thing to do as a parent is to sing your childrens praise only because its constant, never-ending praise. The you are so smart, funny, cute, fast, a great artist, baseball, soccer, lacrosse, football player etc. is mentally exhausting. I never got that as a child. I was the last of five girls, and I am sure that by the time I came flying out …
Life Lessons from The King’s Speech and Beyond
With the big win of The King’s Speech at the Academy Awards Sunday night comes an invitation to discuss a most basic premise of the Soul to Soul Perspective–wisdom can be found everywhere–everyday life is our best and most profound teacher. The books, movies, articles, songs, confrontations, illnesses, and even laundry create the tapestry of a sacred life.
Your Kid’s Crime Could be YOUR Fine
When a minor commits a crime, he is held responsible for it. Sure, there are different consequences than if the crime were perpetrated by an adult, but he is still held responsible all the same. Just as is the case for adults however, consequences for illicit actions don’t seem to have an impacting influence on whether some teens do a dirty deed or not.
Room to Read Invests in Literacy and Gender Equality in Education
Room to Read is an organization that believes the world should be a place where all children can “pursue a quality education that enables them to reach their full potential and contribute to their community and the world”. In doing this, they focus on literacy and gender equality in education in developing countries by teaching kids how to read and supporting girls to complete secondary school with the life skills needed to succeed in school and afterward.