Oh well… (I borrowed this phrase from a very dear friend of mine), I am posting my blog contribution a day late again. Our family has been under siege, as of late, and I promise, promise, promise that after we get through this, things will get better (this phrase is for my sister) and I [...]

Lots of screws have been missing in my everyday life… Several months ago my bed that I sleep on had to be moved into the middle of my floor due to some enormous remodling that had to be done in order to fix a leak underground. Once we moved my very old and fragile bed [...]

So, instead of our traditional Tuesday Guest Blog, we are announcing the first MPower Music contest. We are gathering lists of Mpowering songs (if you have any ideas, you can post in comments here or on our Facebook fan page). There are two ways to enter, and you can do either one as often as [...]

Last week, we ventured out to a fabulous local park. This park has so many amazing activities–swings, slides, an AstroTurf hill to climb & slide down, moving balance beams, a spider web, a water pump, and a butterfly garden.  As we were leaving the park, though, our six-year-old discovered a butterfly on a plant. The [...]

Although I am not a person who would ever choose to go back, even if I had the choice, I am grateful for the people who have helped to shape my life and who have taught me, in classes and by their lives, to be a good person. Even though I don’t want to go [...]

This week has been one of the most difficult weeks of my life. I made a major decision, and by acting on it, made a major change. Some of the ramifications of that decision have been extremely difficult to deal with. And what I have discovered through all of this is that I have an [...]

My life, as you know from previous blogs, has been highly stressful and hectic lately. In fact, the reason–not that it’s valid–why I didn’t write my blog last week was because of the pure “hecticness” I have been experiencing. I woke up around 6 am to head down to my 7:30 MRI more than half [...]

Our guest blogger this week, Wydetth Maits, gives us great questions to ponder about our society.  She is wife to her dear husband, mother of two, and a great friend to many.  She is the type of person who would do anything for anyone.  We appreciate all her insight.  Enjoy! We all have had at some [...]

Martin Luther King, Jr. was not alone.  We all have dreams.  I am grateful that he expressed his dream so eloquently and powerfully.  Are we expressing our dreams to the ones in our lives that can help us see them come to pass? This morning, I was doing some handwashing of various articles of my clothing.  I [...]

Yesterday, I started wearing braces. Now, it is not unusual that adults get braces to straighten their teeth, but I wore braces 37 years ago. This time, I wear braces because we need to place an implant. So, I have decided that since I am getting new teeth, and now braces, I am living proof [...]