Archive for the ‘Personal Development’ Category

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This morning, my husband, Manchild, was interviewed by best-selling author Laurie Beth Jones (Jesus, CEO; The Path; Jesus in Blue Jeans; and others) on Blog Talk Radio. The interview is 16 minutes.  Take a listen.  Enjoy.

posted by on About Women, Health and Wellness, Learning/Education, Parenting, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Growth

TED.com is a website that I became acquainted with through one of my teaching colleagues. According to the website: “TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. You can find talks about various topics, from education [...]

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Poetry slammer Katie Makkai gives voice to how we – as parents, as teachers, as those concerned with the tender hearts of our young people – should respond to the insecurities our girls carry as a result of listening to and watching what the media deems to suggest what’s right for them. It is absolutely [...]

He Did It Again!

May
2010
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posted by on Come Morning, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Growth, Writing

My husband is a phenomenal man! He doesn’t settle for second best. He seeks to do everything with excellence. So when he told me he was updating his first book, Steppin’ Out of the Darkness, my first question is, “Why?” He replied, “I can do better.” So after many months of rewrites and revisions, my [...]

posted by on Christianity, Personal Development, Politics, Race "Matters", Spiritual Growth, Uncategorized

I usually don’t get too emotional about YouTube videos.  Yet, one of my students sent me a link yesterday to a video that he said, “gave me the chills.”  For this particular student to preface his email this way piqued my curiosity, so I clicked on it and watched.  And most certainly, it was very [...]

posted by on Personal Development, Personal Finance, Politics, Relationships, Spiritual Growth, Steppin' Out Of The Darkness

My husband, Manchild, began writing Steppin’ Out Of The Darkness over ten years ago when he himself was experiencing what he refers to as “a series of sunny-side-down days.” He wrote this inspirational story about personal leadership for seasons such as this. I was watching a news program this past week that told the story [...]

posted by on Blogging, Christianity, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Growth, Steppin' Out Of The Darkness, Writing

I remember when I first started blogging back in November 2006. It was fun. It was exciting. It was draining. It allowed me to uncover a writing voice I didn’t know existed. I have been grateful for the opportunities it has given me to get to know a few people out in the blogosphere that [...]

posted by on Christianity, Health and Wellness, Personal Development, Spiritual Growth, Steppin' Out Of The Darkness

We live in a fast-paced society. We want things quickly. We want them now. We want to arrive at our destinations quickly. We want to lose weight quickly. I personally want those 15 pounds off RIGHT NOW! Change can’t happen soon enough. We want to be more loving – now! We want to be more [...]

It’s Here!!!

Dec
2007
17

posted by on Personal Development, Spiritual Growth, Steppin' Out Of The Darkness

Well, it’s finally happening… I met my husband, Manchild, almost 8 years ago. From the time I met him, I have seen him labor over a literary project that he started over 10 years ago. It’s been a painstaking process for him. Who would’ve known that it would take the enormous buckets of sweat and [...]