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The Magic Hat, A Love Story

Nov 14, 2014 By elinwaldal 49 Comments

Stories. Every family has them. My family’s story began with my parents both on skis. Legend has it they met at the top-turn-of-the-nose-dive in Stowe, Vermont. The year was 1950. […]

Filed Under: Death of a Parent, Marriage, NaBloPoMo Nov 14 Tagged With: Love Story, The 1950's

Getting Clean

Nov 13, 2014 By elinwaldal 22 Comments

What does “getting clean” mean to you? It could be as difficult as speaking a truth that has been hard to share or as complex as shaking yourself free from addiction. Regardless of what […]

Filed Under: Exercise, NaBloPoMo Nov 14 Tagged With: Eat clean, exercise, Forgiveness, PiYo

Frog in the Pot

Nov 12, 2014 By elinwaldal 22 Comments

Have you heard about the frog in the pot? When you think about a frog…maybe you think of the prince from childhood fairy tales. Not me. I think of the […]

Filed Under: NaBloPoMo Nov 14, Women's Health & Wellness Tagged With: dating abuse, Safety Plan, Teen Dating Violence

A Story of Rescue

Nov 11, 2014 By elinwaldal 7 Comments

In 2009, The New York Times, featured a collection of interviews, in each the subjects story was paired with photographs–all lovely vignettes of the individuals New York life–the Times called it, One IN […]

Filed Under: Healing from Trauma, NaBloPoMo Nov 14 Tagged With: Abandoned Animals, Animals, Love, One IN 8 MILLION NYT, Rescue

Protecting our children

Nov 10, 2014 By elinwaldal 30 Comments

When my first child was born I remember thinking I would be able to protect him from harm. Then, in less than two months of being a mother, I dropped my baby. […]

Filed Under: NaBloPoMo Nov 14, On being a parent Tagged With: Abuse Prevention, Elin Stebbins Waldal, Parenting Teens, Tornado Warning A Memoir of Teen Dating Violence and Its Effect on a Woman's Life

Road Trip

Nov 9, 2014 By elinwaldal Leave a Comment

May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be at your back, may the sun shine warm on your face, may the rains fall softly upon your […]

Filed Under: NaBloPoMo Nov 14, Travel Tagged With: California, Drought, Road Trips, travel

The Climb

Nov 8, 2014 By elinwaldal 20 Comments

If you have ever climbed a mountain, then you are no doubt familiar with what climbers refer to as a false summit.  That’s when, after having hiked for hours, you […]

Filed Under: Life Lessons, NaBloPoMo Nov 14 Tagged With: goals, Life, Time Out

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