Tag: strength

• Interview…”Embrace Your Family Dynamic “

  

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  Melissa

  December 5, 2020

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  encouragement, family, inspiration, peace, raise them well, raising chidren, single mom, single motherhood, single parenting, strength, strong women, warriors, you are enough

• A Better Path

  This is my favorite time of day. The sun is setting, and I love the light in the living room. Dinner is cleaned up, the kids are busy with bike riding, costume design, piano playing, and slime creation. I’m thinking a glass of wine for myself might top it off perfectly. Some days my head […]

  Melissa

  August 25, 2020

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  change, children, compassion, empathy, encore, fatherhood, guilt, homeschool, homeschooling, inspiration, journaling, life, lockdown, motherhood, mothers, next generatoin, pandemic, parenthood, parenting, passion, passionate, raise them well, raising children, raising teens, raising tweens, school, single dad, single mom, single mother, single motherhood, single parenting, slow down, strength, teenage years, teenagers, thoughts, working mom, working mother, writing

• Unstoppable Strength

  

  I just received the news from a dear friend…his mother has passed. From what I heard, an angel on earth, full of spunk, love, and a great sense of humor, has left us. I never had the honor of meeting her, but I sure enjoyed the stories of her strength, and contagiously joyful spirit. She […]

  Melissa

  August 4, 2020

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• The Slow Break Up

  

  I’ve heard it said that raising a son is like a slow, painful break up. I have to agree with that. Today my Luke is 17. I’ll say, my, until it is no longer appropriate. i.e…when a woman steals his heart. He stole mine 17 years ago. Thank you for humoring me six times a […]

  Melissa

  July 30, 2020

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• Stop Empowering Me

  

  On my quest to live my life my way, with little concern for what others think about it, I hit speed bumps daily. This learning to love oneself isn’t as easy as it sounds. It has to be more than just a nice little love. It’s got to be an in your face, you are mine and […]

  Melissa

  February 5, 2020

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  blogging, career, change, changes, empowerment, encouragement, family, feelings, having it all, home, inspiration, life, life decisions, life goals, life lessons, middle age, motherhood, parenthood, parenting, quotes, raising children, raising teenagers, relationships, rest, self care, simplify, stay at home mom, stay at home moms, strength, thoughts, working mom, working mother

• Be Careful

  

  My morning started with a bang, literally, as the garage door hit the front of my car on its way down. My son was in the driver’s seat and all I could muster out of my very sleepy mouth was, “Careful!” In his defense…careful of what? The poor guy probably felt helpless trying to assess […]

  Melissa

  November 26, 2019

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• The Sweetest Things

  It has been a rough week. As much as I fight it and try to make life perfect, I have to accept the good with the bad. I am going through some tough lessons, and I’d really like to stomp my feet like a child and refuse to listen. But lo and behold…I am a […]

  Melissa

  October 24, 2019

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• Afraid of The Ball

  

  I have been sitting at my desk for an hour now. I sat down to write. I even repeated the mantra in my head this morning….”writing first, writing first, writing first.” Unfortunately, catching up on text messages and rearranging my calendar for everyone came first. I do not know how to be selfish, but I […]

  Melissa

  September 16, 2019

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  blogging, changes, childhood memories, christian, encouragement, family, home, inner strength, inspiration, life, life decisions, life goal, memories, memory, middle age, midlife, midlife crisis, new beginnings, new life, nostalgia, parenthood, parenting, relationships, remembering, risks, single dad, single mom, single parenting, strength, time, writing