Children: The Portal To Our Future Workshop w/Yola Ghammashi
$30.00 Friday January 22nd from 6pm to 9pmI CANNOT WAIT for this workshop. Yola is an amazing spirit who has shared so much wisdom with Chris and me regarding parenting. She has shared how to turn ordinary experiences into what she refers to as “teachable moments.” How do we honor our children’s spirits and yet ...
11 Days, 5 Hours, 32 Minutes, 4 Seconds Left…
…Until he comes home…He has been gone for 10 days, 2 hours, 19 minutes, 7 seconds… give or take a few… Do you remember his adventure last year? This year I did much better…No tears…No heart palpitations… I even got up the courage to let him change planes (ok so Continental assigns a flight attendant ...
Priceless
Price of a new wrap for your husband’s work Christmas party (so as not to land yourself on the office girls worst dressed list): $12.99 Price of a book for your 13 year old’s school readathon the day before Thanksgiving: $7.99 Your 13 year old telling you, on the ride home from the store, “You ...
My Guru is Delivered to Me November 7, 1995
Christian Drew Hensley was born to Chris & me on November 7, 1995. Here he is on the ride home from the hospital and it has been quite the journey ever since.Along the way, we’ve all learned a thing or two… Everyone needs a good pal, someone to lean on. Your dad and I will ...
We Interrupt Our Regular Blogging Schedule to Bring You This
Do you remember being forewarned about the blog turning into a shrine in honor of Drew’s birthday this Friday? Well, I didn’t want to disappoint ya all. Then and Now Drew’s first pair of tennis shoes vs. his tennis shoes now. Outfit Drew wore home from the hospital vs. shorts & t-shirt he wears now. ...
THE CELL PHONE
I had prided (confessions of a yoga teacher-since I haven’t achieved enlightenment yet-pride does pop up every so often) myself, as a parent, not to allow Drew to have a cell phone. Truly, he did not need one. The bubble I had created for him (can you imagine the dysfunction if I did not practice ...
Spreading His Wings
Many of you have asked how Drew is “assimilating” (code word for how I am assimilating to Drew being in junior high) so I thought I’d share some of my favorite discoveries:1. First day of school: COMPLETE SUCCESS…Why you might ask? Two reasons-he did not have to open his locker AND he did not end ...
Lessons lost between algebra & PE
Dear Drew,There are so many lessons that get lost between the pages of your algebra books & your PE classes. Lessons that aren’t taught in homeroom class, painful lessons like learning how to break the code of your locker without feeling like a moron or experiencing the first few days of school not knowing anyone. ...
Balance~Playing The Edge
I often teach what I, myself, need to learn the most. So here I am, teetering on the edge, running from balance as if it were the plague. I am slightly amused, slightly bewildered with the resistance I seem to be experiencing with Drew growing up. We are entering a new phase in our family. ...
Suffocating in a Hair Dryer
My heart is in my throat and Ican’t tell if it’s because it’s 110 degrees outside & I feel likeI’m standing in a hair dryer or if it’s because Drew left for theadventure of a lifetime today. At approximately 10am this morning Drewleft to go visit grandparents in Michigan & Kentucky for 2 weeks,without ...