by fistbumpmedia | Sep 3, 2013 | Holidays amp; Other Special Days, Intangibles, Relationships
Anniversary: a date that is remembered or celebrated because a special or notable event occurred on that date in a previous yearEven though the Merriam-Webste online dictionary doesn’t specify that the “special or notable event” must be a positive...
by fistbumpmedia | Jul 9, 2013 | Intangibles, Relationships
Between you and me, there have been points in the past few years where I have had to grit my teeth and smile when yet another person has said to me, “You’re so strong!” There have even been times when, upon hearing that phrase, I wanted to lash out...
by fistbumpmedia | Jun 18, 2013 | Holidays amp; Other Special Days, Intangibles, Relationships
Of course, Americans recently celebrated Father’s Day, a day on which we recognize our Fathers with a gift and/or a carefully-selected or hand-made card. Across the country, children of all ages made a special effort to spend the day with their father, many of...
by fistbumpmedia | May 30, 2013 | Intangibles, Relationships, Self-Care
When my son graduated from kindegarten, my husband and I gave him a copy of Dr. Seuss’ Oh, the Places You’ll Go! with a note from us written on the inside front cover. We moved a year later, and my daughter attended kindegarten at a school didn’t...
by fistbumpmedia | May 14, 2013 | Holidays amp; Other Special Days, Nuts amp; Bolts, Relationships
I am very blessed to be the mother of two Spring 2013 graduates; my son is graduating from medical school and my daughter from college. That’s the good news. The not-so-good news? They graduate on the same day. At the same time. In cities almost 5 hours...
by fistbumpmedia | May 12, 2013 | Holidays amp; Other Special Days, Relationships
Tomorrow will be the 8th Mother’s Day (in a row) that I have spent with only one of my children. In May 2006, my son had his first Spring finals the week after Mother’s Day, so instead of spending the day with me, he was holed-up in his Ole Miss dorm room...
