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Before we moved to Pittsburgh, I worked part-time teaching music at a local pre-school and taught classes and private lessons to young acting hopefuls after school and most evenings. I enjoyed both. But times, seasons, interests and locations/states change, and well, I left both behind. Since moving to Beaver, I have thrown myself into building a home business with Team Beachbody. I’ve immersed myself in training on how to use social media to build my business – for truly, any independent business owner must embrace the electronic age. I’ve also actively sought out writing gigs and now write monthly for PittsburghMom.com and the Hero Program. And, after rekindling my love of performing, and hopping back on stage twice this year, I am planning,...

This is where we officially ended our summer. Remember that list I made back in May? Well, I’m happy to say that we checked off everything on that list, except for the laser tag, New York City, and seeing “The Wizard of Oz” on the big screen. No worries. Laser Tag will be saved  for a cold, rainy day, New York is still there having been spared by Irene, and we can watch “The Wizard of Oz” anytime. The summer was, in a word, exhausting. I mean, look at that list. We were constantly on the go. The kids really enjoyed themselves, but it wasn’t relaxing. At all. Fulfilling? Yes. Tiring? Completely. This weekend, however, we breathed. Enter Michelle and Jason’s wedding. Who would have thought that being a bridesmaid in a...

I get asked this question. A lot. Perhaps because while my exterior screams, “I love to be with people”, I also tend to hibernate. Alone. Often. On purpose. Yes, my personality is gregarious and assertive. I am comfortable in groups of people. However, due to this, many would assume, incorrectly, that I am fueled by large social gatherings. While I’m certainly at ease while with, or in front of, groups of people, I much prefer a small dinner party or coffee with one or two friends. After a full day of mothering, and working, or as was the case the last two weekends of being in show where my character was full on GO at all times, I just need to be alone. I don’t want people around me. I crave solitude. I look forward to quiet. I think...

VBS (Zane)Basketball day-camp (Harper)Boy Scout day-camp (Zane)Rock Band 1 (Harper)Art day-camp (Zane)R.O.C.K activities (Harper)Warrior Dash (George)Beachbody Summit in LA (Joline)Lost in Yonkers for two weekends (family effort)Manitoqua week camp (Harper)RUCKUS race (Joline)PoolLaser tag (per the kids request)Drive-in movies$1.00 movies (Wizard of Oz on the big screen)Broadway (in the planning stages)Ocean City, MdSummer “home-school” (yep, Mom is already gathering material) There will also be fire-fly catching, ice-cream truck tracking, deck-building, fishing, and lessons in tying one’s shoes (Zane-boy). We’re ready. Bring it...

Two of you will be receiving this book in the mail. One of you doesn’t read blogs, so you have no idea it is coming. The other one does read my blog and follows me on Facebook. We’ve shared a friendship since Trinity days. And I want you to have this. Why? I really don’t actually know. Well, I have an idea. As I know a little about what is going on in your life right now. But, that’s not why I purchased this book for you, packaged it up, and it now sits hear ready to be mailed to your house. I purchased it because God told me to do so. A loving neighbor turned me on to A Holy Experience. Apparently, she stumbled across it and thought I would love it from the perspective of a Christian. And a writer. The style of the blog is not something...

A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about giving that came from an overflowing heart of thankfulness. It was a pretty organic post – meaning, God had tipped me off to something, and I was called to listen and act, rather than ponder.  He was clear on his desire for me.  So, in response, I did what I always do. I wrote about it. I won’t rehash all I wrote.  You can read it here. Since that time, I have been playing around with a system to enable me to keep track of my goal of giving something away every day. As my goal didn’t necessarily have to do with de-cluttering my house, as much as it had to do with my giving to others out of their need (both in terms of actual possessions, abilities, and time), I still needed to find a way...