Shh. I want to let you in on a secret: I love Pixar movies. Toy Story. Monster, Inc. Shrek! Ratatoullie
This weekend I will pose as one of the characters in one of my favorite Pixar movies, The Incredibles. I will be ElastiGirl!
In The Incredibles, ElastiGirl is the mother who can stretch like elastic, catupulting her arms to embrace […]
So Mother’s Day is this weekend. If you are a mom, or have a mom, or know someone who is a mom, you’ll hopefully acknowledge the day somehow. (This is me with my mom, grandma and daughter, a shot taken 14 years ago!)
For some, Mother’s Day is a tough day, as Ali’s post the […]
I was recently in a meeting with a group of dynamic women. All authors and speakers, this small group comprised some amazing Boomer Babes. One of them asked for feedback on a Mother’s Day message she was giving. She wanted to keep her presentation upbeat and exciting. I could understand that. She was focusing on […]
I have just returned from a speaking engagement in Rutherford County, North Carolina.
It’s not an overly populated place, but those who live there are warm and loving, fun and hospitable. They are Southern Hospitality walking on legs, if you want the truth of it.
It’s not an overly populated place, like I said, but last year […]
I”m so bummed. I just wrote the best blog, but wasn’t signed in so I lost the whole thing. This is a shorter version of the one I just wrote, and not nearly as good either.
My daughter moves home from college tomorrow. I’m excited, I’m scared, I’m apprehensive. I love my daughter. You all know […]
The trick of parenting is figuring out how to communicate two truths that seem contradictory:
1. “You are not the center of the universe; I do not exist simply to take care of you.”
And
2. “You are precious, treasured and important to me; I love spending time with you.”
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Today is Wednesday. For the past fifteen months our Wednesday Boomer Babe has been Connie Pombo. Alas, we’ve bid our dear Connie adieu as she embarks on a new journey. Connie made the decision to pare back a great many things in order to spend more time with her loved ones during this season of […]
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).