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The Gift: A short story in parenting

Oct 2, 2013 By Elin Stebbins Waldal 9 Comments

When my son Max was four he went to pre-school at a small private school in Boulder, Colorado, the school was nestled in the outskirts of town with a playground […]

Filed Under: On being a parent Tagged With: Kindness, Parenting, Patience

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

Buoy Us

Sep 11, 2013 By Elin Stebbins Waldal 2 Comments

Buoy us  Body, mind, soul swallowed into the abyss the wall fingertips brush against yet not  quite… splash into the memory-well so deep oxygen eludes —no tick—no tock— reservoir of […]

Filed Under: All things Writing Tagged With: 9/11, Healing

Backseat of a forward moving car

Jul 2, 2013 By Elin Stebbins Waldal 8 Comments

  Zipping past me in a blur of color is Rancho Santa Fe, if one were to slow the car–and time–you would see beauty abounds. There by the roadside a […]

Filed Under: On being a parent Tagged With: coming of age, driving, Motherhood, Teenagers

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