by Jenn | Nov 11, 2016 | Current Affairs, Effective Parenting, Life, the power of words
Dear Daughters, You saw me cry the morning after the presidential election, and since I don’t often cry in front of you, I am sure that left you feeling at least a bit confused and helpless. While you were in school that day, I pulled myself together and worked to...
by Jenn | Aug 23, 2016 | Current Affairs, Life, self esteem through art
These are my thighs. 99.8% of the time, they are covered up by shorts when I am at the beach. I don’t really like wearing shorts at the beach—it’s just something I’ve done...
by Jenn | Jul 26, 2016 | Current Affairs, Kids, Life, self esteem through art, the power of words
I spent some time in DC this past week for my oldest daughter’s basketball tournament. Let me tell you, it was both enlightening and also quite difficult to be in our nation’s capitol during this election year. I spent a lot of time listening and not a lot...
by Jenn | Jun 13, 2016 | Coaching, Current Affairs, Effective Parenting, Kids, Life, Love, self esteem through art, the power of words
When I was a little girl (little enough that I have no personal recollection of this story), I apparently stole a Weeble from a local store. I don’t know what was going through my head at that time. I don’t know if I asked for it and, after hearing...
by Jenn | Jan 3, 2016 | Coaching, Current Affairs, Effective Parenting, Goal Setting, Life, Love, the power of words, word of the year
There are few growth processes I enjoy as much as I enjoy picking out a word for the year. This was a tradition I started in 2008 and every year I go a little deeper and think a bit broader. Resolutions come and go (and most go unfulfilled)—these words become part of...