Flying Blind on a Leap of Faith My parents divorced when I was two. My father wasn’t part of my life after that. My half- brother was born when I was ten and my mother and step-father separated a year later. Mom worked nights and I was the primary care giver for the baby. One night, as I was making dinner, I heard a knock at the Continue Reading
Archives for February 2012
Are French Parents More Gutsy?
After reading an article in the Wall Street Journal about "Why French Parents are Superior" by Pamela Druckerman, it finally hit me that some of my child-rearing methods are actually more French than I care to admit. I'm not French, but I spent a good chunk of my youth growing up in the suburbs of Paris. My three sons are adults now, and grew Continue Reading
“My Gutsy Story” by Brooke Bridenstine
Sometimes it takes a Five-year Old One thing to keep in mind: gutsy is relative. I am reserved by nature, I get that from my grandmother, who readily admits it is not necessarily one of the better traits she handed down. Allow me to illustrate: The riskiest activity I participated in during those crazy high school days was forking. Continue Reading
Winner of the January “My Gutsy Story” contest
Sara Padilla won 1st Place Congratulations to Sara Padilla who won first place in the January "My Gutsy Story" contest with 28 votes. She gets to pick her prize from our list of sponsors. We have added two new sponsors for the contest. Sara's "My Gutsy Story" is so moving, as she shows how grief resulted in a major change within Continue Reading
“My Gutsy Story” by Anne Schroeder
A Thank You to the Universe for our Zihuatanejo Connection. The flight was on time as it descended over the basin rim into the desert. Phoenix in mid-April was green golf courses and swimming pools surrounded by alfalfa fields and sprinklers. I pulled my eyes from the magazine I was pretending to read. My hands were trembling from the Continue Reading
