Playing is fun. At least that is what parents think when we see our kids amongst piles of Legos and Littlest Pet Shop pets. Play is also something adults cease doing at some obscure point in time, replaced with responsibility, …
Don’t Allow Work to Take Over
Work is like laundry, even if you did it 24 hours a day, seven days a week, there’d always be more to do. For your own mental health, the health of your team, and even your marriage and kids, you …
Every. Single. Day.
Work. Somedays seem like it comes so easy, others, well not so much. Or at all. I don’t know about you, but for me that’s the way things seem to go, especially with two very rambunctious girls ages 4 and …
Being Superwoman Is Hard Work
Our friend, Shaunti Feldhaun, recently wrote about how we weren’t designed to be an exhausted Superwomen. She gives some great tips on how we really NEED that rest we keep hoping for. You were not designed to be Superwoman. Share on …
Calls for Submissions – July Theme: WORK
Submissions Deadline: Monday, July 9 This month is all about work. We are holistically exploring how the work of our hands and our hearts are inextricably connected through our inner-work, work lives, work-arounds and workouts. Topics to Consider: Tell us …
Balancing Work and Rest
One of the most challenging aspects of leadership is learning how to lead from a place of work and rest. Work brings team responsibilities, pressing deadlines and sometimes seems like the more effective way to accomplish goals and objectives. But …
The Memory of Every Day
This was my first year as a mom of a full-time student. My littlest is still home with me in the mornings, but my oldest daughter, Iris, is a full-fledged, all-day kindergartner and proud of it. As it is our …
Laborare est Ludere: To Work Is Play
Laborare est Ludere There is a Latin phrase derived from the Benedictine motto that goes “laborare est orare” (to work is to pray), often said simply as work is prayer. As an adult, I can all too easily view the …
Silencing the Voice
As I drove through the early morning darkness, I approached the “Golden Arches” for my first caffeine hit of the day — Diet Coke. As I pulled out of the drive-thru, I can remember becoming aware of an inner voice, …
To The Working Mom: You Are Every Mom
You want to know what’s great about June, darling? Well, there are lots of things. But one of the great things about June is how Jubilant it is. That’s why we’re celebrating Jubilant June, by offering a giveaway every day …