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...
by Jenn | Dec 16, 2015 | Coaching, Current Affairs, Life, self esteem through art, the power of words, Uncategorized, unravelling
You guys, I haven’t had a good, old-fashioned vulnerability post in a while, so here it is. Please read on and know that whatever you are going through at the moment—you can make it to the other side. I believe in you. I was writing this morning, as I have every...
by Jenn | Dec 4, 2015 | Coaching, Current Affairs, Effective Parenting, Kids, Life, self esteem through art, Uncategorized
I taught an after-school class yesterday, as I do on a regular basis. In this class sat 13 fabulous girls in a small suburb outside of one of the most well-known cities in a mid-sized state in the northeastern part of the country. This time around, these girls range...
by Jenn | Nov 2, 2015 | Coaching, Current Affairs, Effective Parenting, Kids
I want to spend a few minutes today talking about teenagers, and maybe a little bit about parents. This post has been on my mind since last Friday, when we hosted approximately 24 freshmen boys and girls at our house. Honestly, I am going at this from a...
