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R.I.S.E. to Empower

Dec 2, 2014 By elinwaldal 25 Comments

R.I.S.E. to Empower

Thanks in large part to the blog post that Ruth over at Cranium Crunches wrote, my attention was directed to the work of two remarkable women, Amy Wise and Jennifer Meyers, Co-Founders of R.I.S.E. to Empower, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in San Diego, California. R.I.S.E. to Empower is a passionate leadership team helping teenage girls to Reflect […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, NaBloPoMo Dec 14, Teenagers, Women Tagged With: Girl Empowerment, Giving Tuesday, NaBloPoMo Dec 14, Non-Profit, RISE to Empower, Teen Girls

Does Sorrow Prevent Joy

Dec 1, 2014 By elinwaldal 22 Comments

Does Sorrow Prevent Joy

It is December 1st and against better judgment — I committed to publishing daily as part of NaBloPoMo — again. The theme this month is joy, a subject that actually does fascinate me, so if you are a regular here you can expect to hear a little more about it for the next 30 days. As it happens just […]

Filed Under: Healing, NaBloPoMo Dec 14 Tagged With: Creative Process, Grief, Joy, NaBloPoMo Dec 14, Writing

Goodbye November, Hello December

Nov 30, 2014 By elinwaldal 9 Comments

Goodbye November, Hello December

Just in time for us to wave goodbye to November and say hello to December, there is a breeze outside that seems determined to chase the warm temperatures away. In the distance clouds have formed, the sight of them leave me hoping that the weather channels warning of a rainstorm this week, is real. The idea that winter […]

Filed Under: NaBloPoMo Nov 14, Writing Tagged With: Friendship, NaBloPoMo14, Writers, Writing

Music that Speaks a Truth

Nov 29, 2014 By elinwaldal 5 Comments

Music that Speaks a Truth

How often do you find you relate to the words of a song?  It seems to me that countless musicians have the uncanny ability of singing, what I think of as, some form of universal truth. Today I am really missing Jen Kehl’s, Twisted Mix Tape Tuesdays. TMTT was a blog hop where bloggers from all over […]

Filed Under: Music, NaBloPoMo Nov 14 Tagged With: Honesty, Music, NaBloPoMo14, Realtionships, Truth

Potato Cinnamon Rolls Recipe

Nov 28, 2014 By elinwaldal 15 Comments

Potato Cinnamon Rolls Recipe

Yesterday I posted an essay called, Grandma’s Sweet Rolls, which really was more a story about Grandma than her rolls. Today I am giving you her potato cinnamon rolls recipe. Word of warning: this is not a recipe for calorie counters, health fanatics or sugar busters. Nor is it a recipe for individuals who possess zero […]

Filed Under: Living, NaBloPoMo Nov 14 Tagged With: Baking, Cinnamon Rolls, Grandmother, NaBloPoMo14, Recipe, sweet rolls

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