Empowering Daughters of God

I was a horrible little child, when I was a child, at least that's what I was always told and I do remember being pretty bad sometimes.  I was emotional, dramatic, mean, controlling, and stopped at nothing to get my way!  Often times I think I was misunderstood and struggled to communicate.  My poor parents did not know what to do with me.  It was, in part, 3rd child syndrome, haha!  What does that even mean????  I don't know!  I don't blame my parents for handling my issues the way they did, but sometimes I wonder if they had responded differently, that maybe I would have too.  I love and respect my parents and I know they did the best they could at the time!  I owe a lot to them and am so grateful to them!  They had a big role in helping me become who I am! I remember, just to calm me down from a tantrum or over emotion, my Mom would take me to the bathroom and close the door, and sit me on the toilet.  My older siblings thought i...

 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 p...

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, y...

  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 Universiti...