Counting My Blessings, Being a Blessing to Others
Reading Time: 2 minutes We are a Girl Scout family. The adventures, the friendships and skills gained during Girl Scouts will shape who and what my daughters become. I should know- I was also a Girl Scout. My Mother, My Leader My mother was my troop leader. If you know my mother, you know she hardly ever leaves the …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Why don’t girls play football? Can they? Can girls go to space? The questions began Saturday. The first round brought a chuckle or two. The second round about whether girls could be scientists, investors and pioneers in space nearly brought tears to my eyes. Why should I have to tell my girls that yes, girls …
Reading Time: 2 minutes From the moment the tiny plus sign or the words “pregnant” appear in the window of the plastic stick, we start dreaming. We hope for the child to be happy and successful. For each of us, how we define those two things vary. Perhaps it comes with being strong, smart, athletic, or adventurous. I dream …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Pass the tissue. I’m that mom. The one smiling in the pictures with an excited kindergartner off to the first day of school. But inside, I’m telling myself, “Deep breaths. You can do it.” I almost manage to send my final child off to school when a teacher asks, “Are you going to cry?” As …
Reading Time: 2 minutes The trunk is loaded. The inside of the car is crammed with snacks, pillows, and bags of nicknacks. I’m cruising down I-65. It’s the same trip that I was preparing to make 10 years ago. On August 8, 2008 at 11 pm, I signed off as “Nora Gathings” for the last time on WSBT, the …