Undercover Superhero Momma

This week is the first week of summer vacation and we're all adjusting the out routine changing. My daughter, Amelia, just finished full-time Pre-K and has been thrust back into the everyday hanging around the house routine that her 2 yr old brother and I are used to. Add to that the fact that it's been raining and this kids haven't been able to play outside. We're all going a little batty.

Amelia is so proud of all the games, nursery rhymes & songs that she's learned in…

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Err...It's been almost a year since I was here...and even then, it was to apologize for being gone so long. I don't know why I haven't been here. I love the cause and I love the people I've met. I suppose I just got busy with life. I assure you all that I've spent the last year trying to be a good person and give gifts whenever I can...sometimes I've succeeded, sometimes I've failed.

A few minutes ago, I got a message saying that Sharon has left a comment on my wall. She was…

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I can't believe how long I've been gone. I was thinking that I'd been gone for a few months, but my last blog post was October! Wow.



I HAVE been doing gives periodically, but the focus hasn't really been there. I don't even have an explanation...things have just come up. But now I'm here and I'm going to make a concerted effort to get back into it. I'm going to officially start on July 1. That way I'll be able to celebrate complating my first cycle back on my birthday (July… Continue

The economy is a mess, that's no secret. So far, my family has been blessed to have weathered the storm. A close friend of ours, however, has not been so lucky. He's an environmental engineer who serves as a consultant to builders doing new construction. Unfortunately, with a bad economy things aren't built. And because building has slowed, his employer had no choice but to lay him off. There's never a good time to lose your job, but this is a particularly bad time for this… Continue

Sunday was a day of tests for me. I was tested in my patience, my courage and my grace. I passed them all, which turned out to be a gift to myself.



I have a friend who I've become distant with. I'm not sure if I can even consider her a friend at this point. I've learned that she's a bit toxic to me. I'm sure it's a result of her own insecurity. For years I allowed her to make me feel inadequate and that didn't do either of us any favors. Recently we had a turning point and I asserted… Continue