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Monthly Archives: April 2011
Now Is The Time
This post is dedicated to each and every person who suffered tremendous loss and devastation due to the deadly tornados that ripped through towns across the southeast on April 27, 2011. I have had several readers ask me, “How do … Continue reading
Someone is Waiting For You
As I recently mentioned, my-seven-year old daughter has had an extensive array of medical appointments lately. This translates to an astronomical amount of waiting. Before I began my Hands Free journey, I would have passed this “wait time” by occupying … Continue reading
Posted in Putting Distraction In Its Place, What I Would Have Missed
Tagged put away your phone, Putting Distraction In Its Place, talk to your children, Ten Things To Do With Kids in A Waiting Room, waiting at the doctor's office, waiting interactively, waiting with your children, What I Would Have Missed
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What I Really Think
Last week I was ready to check out of a medical office with my seven-year-old daughter. It was visit #4 in a series of medical appointments in a short time period. We both were drained physically, mentally, and emotionally. We … Continue reading
Holding Imperfection
This week my posts have focused on living in realness. I have described how the act of acknowledging and expressing my true feelings has been a critical part of my journey to grasp what really matters in life. Today I … Continue reading
Take a Look In My Closet
A few years ago, I had a small group of women over to my home for dinner. My husband and I had resided in this location for about six months, and I had enjoyed getting to know these particular ladies … Continue reading
There May Be Tears
On Valentine’s Day, my daughters and I put a little happiness in one of the most unsuspecting places for people who least suspected it. We remembered those who are often forgotten. And the results were profound. Our trash collectors were … Continue reading
Posted in Hands Free Evidence, Take Time to Say It, The Hands Free Revolution
Tagged acts of kindness, angel, doing things with your child, family bonding, grasp what matters, mail carriers, making people feel appreciated, Note writing, showing thanks, The Hands Free Revolution, trash, trash collectors
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What Began As a Question
One night after her bedtime book was read and her “pretend story” was told, my four-year-old daughter asked, “Mama, can we have talk time?” I don’t know why it would surprise me that she would catch wind of the Talk Time … Continue reading
Posted in What I Would Have Missed
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The Girl With The Broken Smile
Follow up can mean many things to this Hands Free Mama, but in today’s case, I am going to “follow up” on one of the tactics for living Hands Free that I previously wrote about. This week, my posts will … Continue reading
An Angel Reminder
This week I have been writing on the topic of reminders, the reminders that come when you don’t want them, but need them…and the unexpected reminders that come so powerfully that they bring you to your knees. These valuable reminders, … Continue reading
She Wore Blue
Yesterday I spoke of “reminders.” I am talking about the reminders that help us see what is truly important, reminders that reveal what really matters. I need these reminders. They are critical to my journey to live a Hands Free … Continue reading
Posted in What I Would Have Missed
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