If you’ve been to Brave Girl Camp, then you’ve met my mom, Myrna Jean, and you know what she’s like. She’s 75 years old, sweet, serving, kind and never seems to run out of energy (if she does, she doesn’t let on to it). There’s a running joke in our …
Dear Courageous Girl, Don’t be afraid to walk away from a fight, a battle, or a conflict when it’s time to walk away, beautiful friend. Listen to your heart, and shut out all of the other voices… xoxo.
I’m. Not. Kidding. I’m going to share with you a secret phrase that will change your life, your marriage, your relationship with your kids, maybe even your relationship with your boss or co-workers! You will be so thankful to know this secret that you …
Dear Wise Girl, If you are ever in a place in your life and it feels like things are being torn from you one at a time….until it feels as though you are stripped down to nothing…please, dear friend, see it through those beautiful wise eyes of yours …
Dear Incredible Girl, Be brave today and do something that puts a smile on your face… just for the sake of doing it. xoxo.
Dear Seeking Girl, Listen to those gentle and not-so-gentle pushes that your soul is trying to communicate. Moving on is important….if we don’t move forward, we stay stuck. It’s like a stream…or a river…when it stops moving, it gets mucky and con …
Today I woke up feeling….puffy. Puffy hands, puffy cheeks, puffy everything. We have family pictures today, so that will be…awesome. 🙂 For a while, I was feeling pretty down about it all…beating myself up for not being more careful. Then I re …
Dear Beloved Girl, When we do the work necessary to learn who we really are in spite of who the world may tell us we are, we can find the love and acceptance we so need, whether we have other people in our lives or not. We simply do not NEED to have co …
Dear Beautiful Girl, It doesn’t make us weak to let go of old garbage from our past…whether it’s years ago or whether it was yesterday. It doesn’t make us weak to forgive and forget and move on…….it is a sign of strength and character and of taki …
Dear Shining Girl, Let each day go and be done with it. TODAY is your day. TODAY is THE day, the very most important day of your life right now. Let yesterday go and start over fresh……. xoxo
I don’t know if it’s a “girl” thing or what, but if my memory serves me right, I started out life comparing myself with the girls around me. I couldn’t have been more than 5 when I noticed that when we colored at our babysitter’s house, my little siste …
Dear Loved Girl, There’s so much to be thankful for, so much to celebrate and SO MUCH GOOD to be done in the world, that there’s really no time for negativity, pettiness or gossip…. xoxo.