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New Name for Baby

Sep 27, 2014 By Elin Stebbins Waldal 12 Comments

What happens when you name your child, then change your mind about the name. Do you give your baby a new name? For some, the answer is yes. In my […]

Filed Under: Life Lessons Tagged With: Changing a baby's name, Namesake

Two (Secret) San Diego Bridges

Sep 26, 2014 By Elin Stebbins Waldal 22 Comments

There is something magical about a bridge, the way it connects two areas, it’s as if it beckons for all who pass over to explore life on either side. On Wednesday my friend Ruth […]

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: #SDBLC, Bridges, Exploring San Diego, Pedestrian Bridges

Dear Fear, I am breaking up with you.

Sep 24, 2014 By Elin Stebbins Waldal 24 Comments

Dear Fear, I am breaking up with you. It’s over. Seriously. I’m done. Pack up your self-defeating attitude and go. Thanks, Elin For years too many to count I have been […]

Filed Under: Facing Fear Tagged With: Breaking up, Facing Fear, Fear

The Domestic Violence Blame Game

Sep 21, 2014 By Elin Stebbins Waldal 24 Comments

Domestic violence is on a lot of people’s minds. In the past two weeks there has been no shortage of dialogue riddled with the, who did what to whom, whose fault […]

Filed Under: Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Awareness Tagged With: Domestic Violence Awareness, NFL, Ray Rice, Tornado Warning-Memoir

Take a Hike

Sep 4, 2014 By Elin Stebbins Waldal Leave a Comment

“I see nothing which I have seen before; A man is never lost, he has only been mislaid. Got to move on, got to travel, walk away my blues.” -Terry […]

Filed Under: Exercise, Travel Tagged With: #SDBLC, hiking, Perspective

Tall Ships and Sand Sculptures, Exploring San Diego

Aug 31, 2014 By Elin Stebbins Waldal 13 Comments

Jimmy and I kicked off the labor day weekend on Saturday by heading downtown to spend time along the Embarcadero in San Diego, and while there, we saw tall ships and world class sand sculptures. […]

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: #SDBLC, Bucket List, Embarcadero Park, Exploring San Diego, Labor Day Weekend

I Never Expected to Grieve for My Mother

Aug 29, 2014 By Elin Stebbins Waldal 18 Comments

Lined up in the garage as if they are expecting us still are the dining room chairs of my youth. In all, there are five. Yet now, as if in […]

Filed Under: Grief Tagged With: Death of Mother, Grief

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