I’m still in a state of shock from the Virginia Tech tragedy. It’s still weighing on my heart. I can’t help it. I have three kids in college and I can’t imagine getting that phone call. I’m sure you can’t either. I know things should have calmed down by now, but here’s why they haven’t.
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Good Morning from overcast and cold Ohio. Cheryll here, blogging for Allison, fast at work proofing her final copy of her non-fiction book before submitting it to her publisher. Can’t believe Tuesday will be May 1st!
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I just returned from a 15-day trip to Hungary, Austria, and Germany. I traveled with a team from Hearts at Home, an organization that encourages moms. My friend, Julie Barnhill, and I were the speakers, and what a trip this became.
I had the opportunity to look beyond my own experiences to view three very […]
“I just need a little time to myself…” How often do you hear yourself say that, or think it? By comparison, how often do you actually take that time?
As women, we weave webs of relationship, strong and beautiful as a spider’s silk, yet often, just as sticky. We get trapped in our own attempts to […]
For months, Mark and Jeremy have been training for the Hempfield Triathlon (yes, that’s 12 laps in the pool, 20 miles of biking, and 3 miles of running!).
On Sunday, April 22, the father and son duo (“Team Pombo”) woke up at 5:00 a.m. to be on the course at 8:00 a.m. (it’s only 20 […]
When the kids visit - then leave - I cry. It happened again yesterday. Our youngest was home for a week. We gathered with family and friends, watched movies, and shared lunches and dinners. He showed me his photos and videos on his lap top, and let me listen to his friend’s music on his […]
Did you say hello to RayNaile?” my husband asked the day of Easter.
“RaNaile? I didn’t even see RaNaile. . .”
“She was standing next to Brandon.”
“Brandon? Did I walk right by Brandon too?”
It was just one more drive-by non-hit from this single-minded girl living in a multi-tasking world.
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Allison Bottke is the founder of Boomer Babes Rock, God Allows U-Turns, and the International SANITY Support Group Network. She is the author or editor of more than 23 non-fiction and fiction books. Her column for boomer women appears monthly in Christian Women Online (CWO).