Celebrating Susan Cox Powell’s Love for Charlie and Bradon
Susan Cox Powell was a wonderful mother. She blessed her sons Charlie and Bradon with love which is a mother’s greatest gift for her children. She taught them faith, strength, and hope. They embraced each other with laughter, joy, and fun. Dorothy L. Nolte wrote “Children Learn What They Live,” and it seemed … Read more
A Week of Snow in Seattle
On January 14, 2012, it started to snow in Seattle. I noticed the world was a soft black and white. One of the things I most love about living in Seattle is that it snows about once a year. It’s pretty. It isn’t cold outside. The snow remains pristine because it melts before the soot … Read more
11-11-11: Wearing Purple & Free at Last
Tonight I’m celebrating my 400th post with Bitzie curled up next to me and wearing her purple. We are celebrating the veteran survivors of wars fought with the terrorists in our own homes. In October, I wrote 31 survivor stories and invited everyone to wear purple to express their commitment to end domestic … Read more
Dress to Express: Kiwis Wearing Purple in New Zealand ~ Bravo and Thank You for Your Support!
Did you Dress to Express on Friday? My BFF, Kiwi Mary, just sent me this photo of her colleagues celebrating their commitment to end domestic violence in the Southern Hemisphere ~ where it is now Spring. The men in her firm, Rapport Advertising and Marketing, also donned purple, but they were too shy to appear in the … Read more
Empowered Woman’s Playbook: Casting Yourself as Heroine
Storytelling is a critical part of effective advocacy. – Ruth Anne Robbins J.K. Rowling is the queen of writing a new script for her life. While researching her story, I discovered Ruth Anne Robbins’ excellent article, “Harry Potter, Ruby Slippers and Merlin: Telling the Client’s Story Using the Characters and Paradigms of the Archetypal … Read more
Baa-Baa, Black Sheep, Bye-Bye!
Dysfunctional families love to have their black sheep ~ the scapegoat ~ someone who is sacrificed to the wolf to protect the flock from its own internal shizza. Oprah was on last week, but I wasn’t really paying attention. I had the television on so I wouldn’t miss the latest news about the debt crisis. … Read more
Happy Birthday, Nancy Carroll!
Nancy Carroll is the pen name for one of my favorite bloggers ~ she wrote the phenomenal Rights for Mothers blog. Today’s her birthday, and I’d like to invite you to join me in wishing her an abundance of joy, prosperity, great health, and happy memories. In the coming year, I hope all your wildest … Read more
Excellence Award: Everett Downtown Storage
Sunny Allen-Estes and Pat Sievers Lindsey Legaspi referred me to Everett Downtown Storage, where my treasured belongings were exceptionally safe while I was homeless for three months. Everett Downtown Storage is owned by Pat Sievers and managed by the phenomenally talented and resourceful Sunny Allen-Estes. Sunny lives up to her name. I met her … Read more
