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Pictures of You, Pictures of Me

Mar 13, 2015 By elinwaldal 22 Comments

The Kodak paper envelope with its signature yellow color is as familiar as my reflection once was. And I feel my heart sink just a little when I realize there […]

Filed Under: Living, Memories Tagged With: Aging, Motherhood, pictures, Time

Books and Memories

Dec 9, 2014 By elinwaldal 14 Comments

Books and memories…for me they go together in a way that elicits feelings of love. When I look back as far as my mind’s eye will take me, I can’t see a […]

Filed Under: NaBloPoMo Dec 14, On being a parent Tagged With: Bedtime Stories, Children's Books, memories, NaBloPoMo Dec 14, Parenting, reading, Rituals

4 Ways to Shift Internal Chatter

Dec 6, 2014 By Elin Stebbins Waldal 15 Comments

I have found 4 ways to shift what I think of as “my internal chatter,” for the better. In keeping with the theme of “joy” in this month’s NaBloPoMo challenge, I thought […]

Filed Under: Life Lessons, NaBloPoMo Dec 14 Tagged With: goals, Internal Chatter, Little Voice, NaBloPoMo Dec 14, Powerful Thinking

Staycation 2, Biergarden

Dec 5, 2014 By elinwaldal 1 Comment

On November 23, I shared with you the trip we took to Julian, and it was the first of three things we did during our “staycation,” aka, a weekend at home. […]

Filed Under: NaBloPoMo Dec 14, Travel Tagged With: #SDBLC, Biergarden, Encinitas, Food, Micro-Beer, Restaurant, Staycation

The Joy of Rain

Dec 4, 2014 By elinwaldal 10 Comments

It’s no secret that California has been suffering from drought. In case you aren’t sure what that looks like…here’s a visual from Central Valley.     Living further south than […]

Filed Under: Music, NaBloPoMo Dec 14 Tagged With: Joy, Music, NaBloPoMo Dec 14

Home is My Church

Dec 3, 2014 By elinwaldal 25 Comments

Reflection: something that shows the effect, existence, or character of something else.”–Merriam Webster Dictionary By the time I was born, my family had all but given up church. My memories […]

Filed Under: Childhood Memories, NaBloPoMo Dec 14 Tagged With: Christmas, church, Family, Home, Love, memories

R.I.S.E. to Empower

Dec 2, 2014 By elinwaldal 25 Comments

Thanks in large part to the blog post that Ruth over at Cranium Crunches wrote, my attention was directed to the work of two remarkable women, Amy Wise and Jennifer […]

Filed Under: NaBloPoMo Dec 14, Women's Health & Wellness Tagged With: Girl Empowerment, Giving Tuesday, NaBloPoMo Dec 14, Non-Profit, RISE to Empower, Teen Girls

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