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Bringing on the New Year with Vision

by Wendy Sue Noah

It’s a new year! Hip hip hooray! Doesn’t 2014 sound magical?!

I’m really into new starts of all sorts ~ an opportunity for rebirth, change and new beginnings. This includes my love for Monday’s, which seems unusual to the mainstream world. However, Monday is the start of a brand new fresh spanking week, for fresh perspectives and new opportunities. Imagine if we chose to embrace Mondays instead of hate them. Our lives would change considerably with that one conscious choice! […]

Trick or Truth

by Wendy Sue Noah

It’s Halloween time! And, oh, how my kids love this holiday. It is a time for them to be as creative as possible with their costumes, have fun surprising people (who is really behind that costume?) and being scared at our town’s annual haunted house.

Though us adults get dressed up sometimes, it is mostly a kid- holiday. In some ways, more significantly, adults celebrate the concept of Halloween year-round. What do I mean by that? […]

Are You A Polar Bear Mom?

by Wendy Sue Noah

Are you a Polar Bear type of mom ~ do you really know what that means as a mothering analogy?

Well, I didn’t for a while, at least fully.

A few years back, my close friend, Sharon, compared me to a Polar bear mom whose main focus was to protect her cubs. It sounded complimentary, and it was something I held in my heart for strength, but not something I fully grasped. […]

Walk the Talk (A Commentary)

by Wendy Sue Noah

Life with five precious children by my side has inspired me to be the best person I can be so that my children have a role model to follow as they make bigger and bigger choices in their own lives.

I didn’t have a role model growing up. And, so, I found myself in many dark corners trying to figure out where to shine my light. Or, trying to figure out where my light was hiding. […]