The Needed Nudge

“You didn’t blog today . . .”   
“Um, no I didn’t.  I had to sing near Vail today, remember?  It’s far and we left early.” 
“Oh, that’s right.  I forget you’re so busy.  I’m so glad I didn’t text you about it.” 
“Yeah.  Me too.” 
That’s how the conversation went between me and Monique last night.  I simply […]

This Little Light of Mine

The other day I heard myself telling a close friend, “I’m parenting Zion, and guess what he’s parenting me as also.”  No matter how old we get there is still more growing up to do.  I’m not sure, but the last five months of being Zion’s mom has grown me up more than the 37 […]

You Gotta Start, or Restart, Somewhere!

Okay, so maybe if I say this publicly it’ll stick: I start taking piano lessons today.  Wait, let me rephrase that, I start taking piano lessons again today.  The road back to the piano has been a long and winding one, but I’ve come full circle, darn it! 
Years ago, I’m talking years ago, I took […]

Lesson Learned . . . Maybe

Last night I got around 41/2 hours of sleep.  Yeah.  That makes for a very grumpy Nicole.  Here’s the deal.  In thinking about a speaking engagement this weekend, I went to bed heavy with the load of everything I needed to do to prepare.  While I had already sifted through the selected theme for the weekend, there was still much […]

Art Appreciation: 101

We spent the afternoon in the Louvre today. It was, at the risk of sounding way too ordinary, amazing. Yes, there was Winged Victory. And, uh huh, we saw the lady herself, Mona Lisa. And Venus de Milo also majestically stood her ground. Really, the art took my breath away.

As […]

Yes. Si. Oui.

That’s what my husband answered to the French waitress when she asked him a question . . . Yes.  Si.  Oui.  It, needless to say, was funny - and I totally understood his language confusion.  As we have, together and individually, navigated this beautiful, artful, and old foreign land of Paris, we have stumbled our […]

Indisputable Evidence

“I cut my hair!” my husband said as I walked through the door yesterday.  “You did!”  Embracing his, um, “new look,” Marc has recently cut his hair very, very close.  Which means, consequently, he has to cut his hair very, very often.  Sometimes he forgets . . . and I’m happy to remind him. 
Looking at […]

Keep Your Eyes on the Prize

I spent much of yesterday in prayer and meditation after receiving a clear directive from the Holy Spirit to be still.  For days I resisted this stillness for no apparent reason really.   But by the end of the day I was given a plan to practice success daily.  Now I feel focused and on purpose, and this […]

Writer’s Block

No, I don’t have it right now, but . . .
As we continue forward with this magazine, I’ve discovered that writing the articles has not come as easily as I thought they would - most of the time.  I thought I’d be able to crank them out like I do dinner, when the mood hits.  Or […]

Grow the Good!

Grow the good. It was a passing sentence really . . . but I just can’t seem to shake it. Neither can Monique . . . My Goodness Magazine’s co-creator. I, nearly absent-mindedly, included that statement in the email I sent out announcing our second publication of the magazine. Grow the […]

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