Sunday, May 10, 2020

Happy Mother's Day!


To all the moms who clean the house only to see it (in real time) being messed up again behind them, sit down to a cold meal after making sure everyone else is fed, stay up all night with a sick child or crying baby and go without meaningful sleep for days (or years!), soothe their children through disappointments and nurture and encourage them to keep trying, help with schoolwork (and now homeschooling) and juggle a million balls to keep everything on track, are there to offer advice or be a shoulder to lean on or cry on, or provide a safe place to always turn to for a warm hug and assurances that everything will be okay. Moms do so much and their job never ends and their hearts are always full to overflowing with the love they feel for their kids. To all the moms out there who put others before themselves, work so hard every day, and who are now shepherding our kids (and ourselves!) through trying, scary, uncertain times—Happy Mother’s Day. You are seen and you are so very much appreciated. #MomsRuletheWorld. #WhatWouldWeDoWithoutMoms
#HappyMothersDay

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Thursday, May 7, 2020

#ThankATeacher


It's Teacher Appreciation Week! I have many friends who are teachers and they work so hard and care so much and the impact that they make on people's lives is so wide and pivotal! I know I've had teachers throughout my life that made an important impact on me. Especially during these challenging times, I think it makes it even more obvious to all of us how much #TeachersRule
Sending love and appreciation out to teachers everywhere--this week, and always!
#ThankATeacher

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Wednesday, May 6, 2020

It's National Nurses Day!


It's #NationalNursesDay !

Nurses are always heroes but 2020 is the year they definitely became super heroes. When I was growing up, my favorite aunt was a nurse and I was notorious for always getting injured at her house (she had *six* kids! and she still let me become the 7th every summer!)
I remember coming in to her house one (of many) times with my foot gashed and bleeding from stepping on broken glass in the creek (that we were not supposed to be in) and from which my cousins never let me forget that my last words before going in were: "your mom will never know."
My aunt was on the phone and didn't bat an eyelash or miss a beat as she calmly helped me onto the counter where she put my foot in the sink and tended to my wound with the phone crooked in her neck, still chatting with her friend. She gave me a tetanus shot later that she kept in the refrigerator (no kidding), just in case. I always thought she was amazing, and, speaking as someone with kids now myself, I am in pure awe.
I've always loved nurses. And today kicks off #NationalNursesWeek and I just wanted to give them all a giant virtual hug of gratitude and admiration as they fight on the front lines for us, today and every day.
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Friday, April 10, 2020

Thought for the week

Wishing everyone safety and good health.
#calmisasuperpower



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Tuesday, March 17, 2020

#stayhealthyeveryone

The surfer statue in our town this morning. #stayhealthyeveryone #Letslookoutforoneanother


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Monday, March 2, 2020

Thought for the week



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