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We Are All Apprentices

Dec 2, 2013 By elinwaldal Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Inspiration

Day Shift

Nov 6, 2013 By elinwaldal 5 Comments

It just hit me, I really need a shift in my day, not later, now. After all it is Wednesday and rumor has it that’s a great day to go […]

Filed Under: NaBloPoMo13 Tagged With: NaBloPoMo13, Wordless Wednesday

Folded, Hanging and Boxed: My Closet Life

Oct 30, 2013 By elinwaldal Leave a Comment

Whenever I purge my closet, I always imagine the results will be long-lasting. I know I’m deluding myself, but I consider indulging in the fantasy pretty cheap entertainment. There are […]

Filed Under: Grief, Life Lessons Tagged With: Closet Cleaning, Grief

My Parent’s Letters

Oct 8, 2013 By elinwaldal 12 Comments

“It was simple prophecy.” My mother used to say when describing both her vision and the prediction that she would marry my father the first time she laid eyes on […]

Filed Under: Grief, Marriage Tagged With: Grief, Love letters, Parents, The 1950's

Country Song or Real Life?

Oct 3, 2013 By elinwaldal 3 Comments

 OCTOBER IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH   Would someone please tell me where Katie Couric is? The Katie that I went to see in Hollywood with my dear friend Lois […]

Filed Under: Women's Health & Wellness Tagged With: Domestic Violence Awareness, Katie Couric, NoMoreOrg

No More Excuses

Sep 25, 2013 By elinwaldal Leave a Comment

NO MORE is a new unifying symbol designed to galvanize greater awareness and action to end domestic violence and sexual assault.  Supported by major organizations working to address these urgent […]

Filed Under: Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Awareness, On being a parent Tagged With: Domestic Violence Awareness, Elin Stebbins Waldal, NO MORE ORG, Sexual Assault Prevention

Harnessing Courage: A Life-Renovation

Sep 24, 2013 By elinwaldal 4 Comments

The year was 2007. The red brick wall that my car faced in the parking lot is still visible in my mind’s eye. I stared at it for at least […]

Filed Under: Facing Fear Tagged With: A Memoir of Teen Dating Violence and Its Effect on a Woman's Life, Books, Courage, Domestic Violence, Recovery, Tornado Warning, Twilight

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