Fighting Extreme Global Poverty – One Day’s Wages At A Time

May 17, 2010

For as long as I can remember, I’ve always had a heart for the poor even as a child.  Fifteen years ago I spent my summer in a poor rural city in Bolivia and it changed my life forever.  I was a part of a college group who signed up to volunteer in an elementary [...]

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Signs That Make Me Wonder

May 12, 2010

I confess, I’m a signs and wonders type of gal. I look for signs, particularly in nature, and proceed to wonder what it all means. The beauty and seasonal cycles of nature always speak directly to my heart. In many ways it correlates with the seasons I’m experiencing in my own life. I believe there [...]

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The Scatterbrain Club

May 4, 2010

It’s funny, this week my sister called me a “scatterbrain”. Just for the record, she wasn’t trying to be mean, just pointing truth out. As she puts it, “You are all over the place”. Some people may feel offended by such a claim, me on the other hand receives it as a compliment! I’m strange [...]

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{Reality and a Rambling} Soaking It All In

April 23, 2010

One day, this picture will be all I have to remember this moment of Mimi playing in the surf and loving life.  It’s said a picture is worth a thousand words, but for me, capturing moments like this are more than words… they are priceless memories. Every night my husband and I have the same [...]

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{A Lie} Good Things Happen to Other People

April 5, 2010

Great opportunities only happen to other people… so I thought. I grew up in a home where survival skills were needed.  Both my parents worked full time maintaining a small business and would usually come home after 8pm.  This left us six kids to take care of each other and, more often the case, ourselves.  [...]

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Perspectives – Surrounding Myself With Wise Counsel

March 25, 2010

I love reading books and listening to podcasts on personal growth.  After the birth of my oldest daughter I would walk around our neighborhood just listening to different  speakers teaching on various topics including marriage, parenting, finances, and personal growth.  Each speaker shared from a perspective of experience and proven success.  The authority in which [...]

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Why I Love Having and Being a Mentor

March 14, 2010

Yesterday was a wonderful day for me to catch up with a dear friend of mine whom I consider a mentor.  She is in her fifties, living each day with passion, and always offers insight and wisdom in areas I need work in.  She also isn’t afraid to ask me tough questions about vital areas [...]

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Emotional Release – Even Tough People Cry

March 2, 2010

I’m one tough cookie.  Ask anyone in my family or one of my close friends and they will tell you it takes a lot to rattle me.  Perhaps its because I learned to be “strong” at a young age.  Both of my parents worked full-time which left us, six kids, to develop thick skin while [...]

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Still Here But Changes Are Coming

February 25, 2010

The last couple weeks I’ve been caught up in Winter Olympics mania and it has resulted in fewer posts on both blogs. The break has given me time to contemplate where EverydayAlice.com is going. When I started this site I wasn’t sure what I would be sharing. All I knew is that I wanted to [...]

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Beauty From Ashes

February 17, 2010

I would like you to meet a very special person.  Her name is Jerilyn Brusseau.  Chances are you have never heard of her but I’m fairly confident you are familiar with her most famous creation.  Jerilyn is the creator of world famous Cinnabon cinnamon rolls.  Last week I had the privilege of spending an entire [...]

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