What’s Your Dream?
Here’s a picture of Janna Mock-Lopez, owner and publisher of Portland Family and Goodness magazines, and….me. I will try to not sound star-struck because here I am, a relatively new freelance writer standing next to a publisher! (And she’s very personable, warm, and quite a visionary for Portland.) But this post is not about Janna […]
Camp To Belong – Helping Foster Kids Bond with Their Sibs
I have a very important article in Portland Family magazine’s May issue. A Need to Belong is about a foster child camp that gives foster kids a chance to reunite with their siblings who may or may not also be in the foster care system. Many foster kids don’t have the normal childhood experiences like […]
Happy Mother’s Day
Total chaos reigned this morning at breakfast because, you see, my biggest is home for the weekend. There were five different conversations going on. Kids running back and forth. Hubby was asking a question about what someone said but he didn’t hear it correctly. Dishes were clanging. Our cat complained because she had to be […]
Happy Birthday, Mom!
I want to applaud my mom today because it’s her birthday. What I have always admired about my mom is that when I turned 18, I got to make my own decisions. She was supportive of me while growing up, and now as I’m trying my hand at freelancing, she continues to be encouraging. She […]
Letting Go of Guilt
Okay, so let’s talk about guilt and your kids…Oh, do we have to? Yesterday we went to my middle daughter’s track meet. I dropped her off with a friend and ran an errand. When I got back to the school, my husband who came from work met me in the parking lot and told me […]
Portland Family Luncheon
Yesterday, I attended a luncheon at Belly Restaurant with Portland Family magazine. PF invited small local business owners, writers, and PF readers to share their vision of who they are and where they want to go. More about the luncheon in future posts but just let me say the meeting made me proud to be […]
Feeling Old?
When I was younger, I thought old was 30. And now as I’m way beyond that, my viewpoint has changed. I’ve come to appreciate “more mature people” and their wisdom. When I’m driving behind an elderly person and my kids say “Get out of the way, geezer,” I ask them would they like it if […]
Tatoos and Such
I heard my 3 daughters outside giggling on the porch Sunday. You see, my oldest daughter came home Saturday from college and she brought home new ideas, more self-assurance and a ton of dirty laundry. My youngest daughter came in the house to proudly show me her newest acquisition. She had a beautiful henna tattoo […]
Laugh with Your Happy Friends
My sweet hubby announced that he had lost more weight. Did he say more? I tried to sound happy, smiled, and said, “That’s great honey!” And I grumbled in my head that I can’t seem to give up the hot fudge or the ice cream. My skirts are tighter and summer is a ‘coming. Why […]
Day 2
With all the fun times ahead, I expected some bumps. Yet, I hit one today with the fact I can’t seem to change an old blog of mine through WordPress. So if I comment on a new blog that’s part of WordPress, my comment goes to a screen that says “deleted blog” rather than linking […]
