How She Found the Marbles: By Not Being Her Mother

February 10, 2012 By Jessica 27 Comments

spacer  Today’s guest post is for every person who has ever felt like they weren’t good enough, as written by the fabulous Sweaty from Do Sweat the Small Stuff.  Here is her story:

I am not my mother.

When your parents have been divorced since you’re three years old, and you have a mother… Keep Reading...

Filed Under: How She Found the Marbles Tagged With: being compared, high standards, living up to standards, not being perfect, Self Esteem

Thoughtful Thursday Blog Hop!

February 8, 2012 By Jessica 10 Comments

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Mothers should not have to be faced with making a choice between buying diapers or food for their children.  They just shouldn’t, but unfortunately many of them do.

Atlanta Diaper Relief is an organization that is dedicated to making sure that mothers do not have to make that choice by distributing diapers… Keep Reading...

Filed Under: Life - Tagged With: Thoughtful Thursday, Thursday Blog Hop, Thursday Linky

Introducing the Blogger Comment Club!

February 6, 2012 By Jessica 25 Comments

spacer Not long ago, Melissa from RockandDrool.com and I were chatting about blog comments.  More specifically, we were talking about the time, not long ago, when visiting other blogs and commenting on the posts really meant something.  It was a time when bloggers would write from the heart and readers, in turn, would respond… Keep Reading...

Filed Under: Blogging and Social Media

Loving Our Bodies

February 4, 2012 By Jessica 15 Comments

spacer Last night some of the most wonderful women I know were talking about their bellies. The conversation started in response to this post by Lolli at Better in Bulk, which she wrote in response to this post

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Filed Under: Life - Tagged With: body issues, Loving our bodies, Self Esteem

How She Found the Marbles: By Going It Alone

February 3, 2012 By Jessica 13 Comments

spacer Today’s tale of finding the marbles is brought to you by the one and only Liz Henry.  One cannot spend five minutes with Liz without laughing out loud or being completely inspired.  Read on and you will see exactly what I mean…

There are many Found the Marble moments in my life, but this one includes the… Keep Reading...

Filed Under: How She Found the Marbles Tagged With: finding validation, Human Interest, Life lessons, personal independence

On Judging Others

January 30, 2012 By Jessica 26 Comments

spacer As parents, we try to teach our children not to judge others by any number of exterior factors, whether it is their race, size, religion, gender, hair color, clothing choice, the size of their home or the car they drive.  We want our children to make decisions about another person only after they have gotten to know that person. Yet… Keep Reading...

Filed Under: Life - Tagged With: judging other people, judging others, Quotes judging others

Join Us for the Brave Woman Twitter Party!

January 28, 2012 By Jessica 13 Comments

spacer I am honored to be hosting the upcoming Brave Woman Twitter party sponsored by Collective Bias. Please join us for this very important hour as we discuss the strong women we know and how we can help our friends and family members stay strong in… Keep Reading...

Filed Under: Blogging and Social Media Tagged With: Brave Woman, Collective Bias, Domestic Violence

How She Found the Marbles: Asking for Help

January 27, 2012 By Jessica 11 Comments

spacer In the post below, Tara Ziegmont shares her story of strength, courage and the importance of asking for help.

Over the last 18 months, I have struggled in ways I never thought possible. In that short time, I’ve dealt with an unexpected pregnancy, extended bedrest, serious pregnancy complications, a traumatic birth experience, postpartum depression, a colicky and hospitalized… Keep Reading...

Filed Under: How She Found the Marbles Tagged With: Asking for Help, considering suicide, depression
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