This blog is starting to get downright embarrassing…for me. There have been moments when I wonder why I share these personal moments of humility with others. Why not keep them private? Would it impact my ability to change?

The average length of a K-12 school year, depending on where you live coincides with the average pregnancy.

Refreshing yourself with a little relaxation at a luxury resort and getting a little R & R is important. Also just as valuable is keeping oneself grounded or staying connected with our earth. Yes my dear, sometimes a few of us tend to lose ourselves when on holiday, but let’s not throw all our virtues out the window and definitely not our spa days.

It never seems to fail that as soon as we decide to pursue purpose, a long awaited goal, or even just a simple project …. here comes DISTRACTION.

If you could earn degrees in assumption-making, I'd have a doctorate fifty times over. A conversation in the car with my five-year-old confirmed this and reminded me why I should never make assumptions.

Assumption #1: Never assume that all children look forward to summer vacation.

After 40 years of marriage my husband is divorcing me. It has been a terrible blow to my ego. On Mother's Day, however, my daughter gave me an incredible gift. I got my self esteem back.

I wasn't expecting much today-but I had gotten a call yesterday from one of my daughters about a surprise she had for me. I normally hate surprises, but I couldn't help but wonder what it was.When I arrived at my mother's house, I got a nice treat. I loved another Mother's Day with my mother and a beautiful masterpiece from my daughter.I know now that my children love me  no matter what.I spent time with the family-it was raining,so there was nothing much else I could do. The fact that I got something made today worthwhile. I had a very happy Mother's Day today!

I have been enjoying myself reading these books.I finished the last one yesterday.Stephenie Meyer is an amazing author! In part three of the series the vampire known as Victoria is finally destroyed and Edward and Bella are free to continue their plans of getting married and settling down. There still is the the matter with Jacob who still has strong feelings for Bella.In the final book Edward and Bella finally get married and go off on their honeymoon, only to have to turn around and come back due to Bella's illness. It was later determined to be a pregnancy.

During the last seven weeks, I have wavered at times regarding whether I had made the right decision to leave the workforce as a full-time employee. For the most part, I have been at peace, but I do ask God for some tangible signs that confirm that what I am doing is the right thing for me and my family or whether I made a unilateral decision that is going to have some negative consequences to those I love.

Before you get angry with me, I am only repeating the conclusion made by my five-year-old so if you’re angry with anyone, you can be angry with her.