Oct 31, 2011 | 2011, Inspired Woman Magazine, October/November
By Kristin Rosenau Life reminds me of the childhood game of Hide-and-Seek. Most of it is spent hiding anxiously behind familiar routines or a pleasant facade, knowing that change is always close by, glancing around corners and peering into closets, never too far from...
Oct 24, 2011 | 2011, Inspired Woman Magazine, October/November
by Michelle Farnsworth I grew up knowing I had one of, if not the greatest, mother in the entire world. When I was young I didn’t know all the details, but I had an idea that she had weathered some pretty strong storms – alone. My mom was the epitome of the naïve,...
Oct 23, 2011 | 2011, Inspired Woman Magazine, October/November
by Megan Nitschke Ralph Waldo Emerson poetically wrote in his book Self Reliance about the journey of life, comparing it to a “zigzag line of a hundred tacks.” As he says, the path of life doesn’t look straight until it’s seen from a sufficient distance....
Oct 17, 2011 | 2011, Inspired Woman Magazine, October/November
By Julie Fedorchak Like most mothers of school-age children, I devoted a good chunk of August to school preparation. New shoes? Check. New clothes? Check. School supplies, water bottles, backpacks? Yep. Hair cuts, dental appointments, immunizations, physicals? Check,...
Oct 14, 2011 | 2011, Inspired Woman Magazine, October/November
by Shelly Preszler Exhaustion. There’s really no other way to describe it. It had been the busiest May our family had ever experienced. We had everything from a college graduation, prom, confirmation, and a birthday party, and that was only one weekend alone. The...
