Empowering Daughters of God

 All I want for Christmas is............ A better world for my kids.  A world where kids being themselves is enough.  A world where their innocence, learning, and worth is more valued.  That they can be accepted and loved for who they are.  A world where their small efforts can do big things!   I guess you could say we have a bit of that world, but we can do better!  How can I bring about this world for them?  Wait, can't Santa bring me this gift?????? I can't expect everyone around me to change?  I can't expect understanding to spontaneously generate without sharing or changing myself!?  Yes, this change must begin with me!  I can be the change in the world that my kids and others may need.  For a long while now, I have tried to sort my thoughts and our story.  I feel that now is the right time to share.   We all are just ordinary people. Most of us do not grow up to be the influencer, famous icon, or the prodigy.  No, most of us are classified as ordinary, or normal peopl

I've never really been that much into cooking.  Baking? Yes, I can bake!  I love baking, I don't always love to follow the recipe and sometimes it works out and sometimes.........well......it might be a new record for something! Haha!  I'm pretty sure I've made the HARDEST French macarons known to man, when I was trying something new with chocolate!  I also destroyed a few baking trays on my very first attempt at French macarons.......and there was the time I blew up the microwave popping popcorn......we won't talk about that.......it was a long, long time ago!  Now my husband has discovered that he can cook, really well, and even enjoys it.  When we were dating we cooked, a lot together.  It was his subtle way of finding out if I could cook, haha!  Joke's on him because he does most of the cooking now!!  It will forever be a joke in our house!  Can I peel a potato? Yes.  Can I use a can opener?......Well that's debatable......no, yes I can.......sometimes!

  What would you do if you woke up tomorrow morning and all you had was what you thanked God for yesterday?????  I saw this thought on my Facebook news feed and seriously internalized it.  I started thinking..."What do I thank God for everyday?"  The answer was a bit of a relief......I guess I would have my family, my faith, my house, my car, my job, my health, etc.  Phew!  I'm doing okay, I guess!  Then I started to panic a little at my realization that there are days that I don't pray before I fall asleep for various reasons.....I'm too tired, too busy, not feeling well, angry, not feeling worthy, or just forget!  Then I thought....."aren't those the times we should pray the most....or express gratitude the most?"  This is always what my husband tells me.  The times that it's the hardest to express this are the times we need to do it the most!  Why is that?  Well...I Googled it!  I found countless studies from Universities, even Ivy League Univ

While relaying to a friend the Mickey Mouse Christmas special, Duck The Halls, from a few years ago that aired on Disney Plus, something looked familiar about it as we looked at the pictures from the episode online, by the time you are done reading this, I think you will understand.  In this episode Mickey mouse is telling Donald Duck about all the wonderful things he does at Christmas.  Mickey invites him to stay for Christmas, but Donald is a duck and is supposed to travel south for the winter with Daisy, Scrooge, and Huey, Dewy, and Louie.  Well, Mickey makes Christmas sound soooo good that Donald just can't help himself! He escapes the car he and Daisy are driving south and runs back to Mickey, Minnie, and Goofy.  Mickey and Donald are so excited to complete the Christmas bucket list! As they complete this bucket list.......ice skating.....building a snowman.....cutting a tree and decorating it, etc....Donald starts to get really sick, in fact he starts falling apart....loses h

  This week has been an interesting one for me. As I've been writing this I've had this overwhelming feeling that it's time to stand, that the fight is coming..........and what do you know Sunday morning I receive this email at work basically saying they will mandate the vaccine, which I responded to of course. Lately, I have felt myself hardening toward the world.......NOT hate in any sense of the term "harden", nor is my heart hard.  My heart has been saddened by the world, by people........but is soft, or compassionate toward those suffering the terrors and destruction of mind, body, and soul!  As our world successfully becomes immunized with fear, I'm here to suggest we immunize ourselves with courage in the coming days, weeks, and months.  I'm reminded of my past experiences that have led to this moment as I listen to some of my favorite people.  Thank you Bryan Hyde, Kate Dalley, and Barry Brownstein for helping me find courage and to rediscover the