Stolen Moments

Simple, straightforward thoughts on parenting, politics and cultural trends.

Monday, February 25, 2008

Patience: Zip It Up, Let it Go

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Proverbs 15:1 “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” We recently acquired a puppy that is so cute his tiny...
Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Lessons in Leadership from Ed Schafer

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Some like to believe that the only way people succeed in this world is by birth right or by reaching the top through unscrupulous manners. I...
Monday, January 28, 2008

Wisdom in Being Bored

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Last weekend we piled our kids and mounds of stuff into our van and drove to the Rocky Mountains . Whenever mentioning a road trip like this...
Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Shopping for Good Leaders

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My husband and I recently bought new furniture for our home office. This project involved several research missions to examine the selection...
Monday, December 31, 2007

Seeking Less in 2008

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January is named after the Roman god Janus, the god of new beginnings. He had two faces, one on the front of his head and one on the back. T...
Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Finding and Spreading Joy

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I have a friend who is obsessed with joy. The word is even painted on her kitchen wall. This busy mother of four young boys doesn’t have ...
Friday, November 30, 2007

Rationing Christmas Cheer

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Rationing was a part of every day life growing up in a family with eight children. Clothes, food, free-time, hot water for showers -- most c...
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I have a shelf in my bedroom of dusty books like the “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” and “A Purpose Driven Life” -- all of them barely touched. Supposedly those books are very good, but they are just no match to Sex in the City re-runs at 10 p.m. So I am amazed by people who have well-established five- or 10-year plans. I used to try that, but gave it up when I turned 30 and my “plan” called for being married with three kids. I wasn’t even engaged. I prefer to stick to simple, universal goals. Be a good wife, loving mom, loyal friend, honest worker. This approach offers flexibility whenever I’m faced with life’s numerous crossroads. I have a journalism degree and wrote a weekly column as a student, but for the last 20 years I’ve been writing words almost exclusively for other people to say. My husband and I have three children and I have a communications consulting company that keeps me engaged professionally on a schedule that I can sometimes even control.
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