Sometime back in 2002 my son Keegan wanted to take a hip hop class. There was a dance studio just down the street from our office so it was no big deal to run him over there for an hour. Selah watched with big eyed excitement and asked to take dance too. Caiden was still in diapers, but she danced every beat on the sideline. Before I knew it Keegan … [Read more...]
Business Failure on the Path to Success
What?! You have owned a restaurant? This is the common response I get when I mention that chapter from our business lives. Well, the whole story isn't glamorous at all. Here is part of the story from Chapter 1, "The Rest of the Business Story" in DIY Kitchen Chemistry. The setting was in the kitchen of PB&J’s Live on a busy Friday night. It … [Read more...]
The Dialect of Motherhood
Happy Mother's Day! I learned how to be a mother from my own mother. New Dialect I must learn my own language of motherhood, find the words that fit comfortably around my tongue. I have listened to the voice of my mother and extracted from her words a version of my own motherhood, separate and different than hers, however … [Read more...]