Make a free slideshow This is probably the only post I'll ever write about sports. I never played sports, unless you count the one time I played field hockey in tenth grade and broke my little toe in the very first practice. I was the dorky kid who was in the … [Read more...] about Packer Pride
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A Culture of Kindness
Kindness. Its other monikers might be Grace. Benevolence. Selflessness. Friendliness. Compassion. We teach Kindness to our children through lectures and rants and reactive examples that stem from plugging up a playdate gone bad. There are tomes about how to talk to … [Read more...] about A Culture of Kindness
Wake County Schools: One Year Later
As you know from my blog posts, tweets, Facebook updates, and water cooler rants, I am frustrated with our local school board. OK, I'm admittedly more pissed that frustrated, but being angry doesn't make me take action. We are at the one year mark since life as we know started … [Read more...] about Wake County Schools: One Year Later
Giving Thanks Every Single Day
Much like my views on Earth Day, I think Thanksgiving is a day not to be reserved just for a cool fall day in November that is more about football and food than actually being thankful in earnest. I mean, the whole Pilgrim/Native American feast aside, I think we have a lot to be … [Read more...] about Giving Thanks Every Single Day
This is What Thanksgiving Dinner Looks Like for the Hungry – Wordless Wednesday
Don't continue to go wordless. Help. Share our Strength Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina … [Read more...] about This is What Thanksgiving Dinner Looks Like for the Hungry – Wordless Wednesday
77Kids (Not a Duggar post)
Free photo slideshow customized with Smilebox The thing about boys is that there aren't many cute yet cool clothes for the dirty and noisy gender. Wanting stuff to be durable seems to be asking too much. Oh, there's a plethora of A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E. girl clothes so it's a … [Read more...] about 77Kids (Not a Duggar post)
Loving a Large Family
Mac Daddy is the youngest of six children. I come from a family of four, but there were mostly just three of us depending on if we were with Dad or visiting Mom. I didn't grow up with family around and I'd be hard pressed to even recognize my cousins, aunts, and uncles in photos. … [Read more...] about Loving a Large Family