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Dear 16 Year Old Me

May 14, 2015 By elinwaldal 13 Comments

Dear 16 Year Old Me

Dear 16-Year-Old Me, Just you wait. Oh, how I cringe when I hear those three words. I cringe because what is inferred is this: you don’t have a clue, you haven’t seen anything yet because the life you have led thus far doesn’t measure up to what someone else has experienced. Truth is, I don’t […]

Filed Under: Parenting, Teenagers Tagged With: Dear 16 Year Old Me, Dear Daughter, Dear Son, Parenting, Teenagers

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

The Sound of Raindrops: Promise of a New Day

Nov 21, 2013 By Elin Stebbins Waldal 10 Comments

The Sound of Raindrops: Promise of a New Day

  The rain came somewhere in the night. And it’s melodic sound pulled me from bed earlier than usual, my mood considerably lighter than the day before. Yesterday wasn’t so hot. And as surprising as this may sound, I was (and am) totally OK with it. I have learned that it is far more important […]

Filed Under: Midlife, NaBloPoMo13, Teenagers Tagged With: community, helping others, Life, nablopomo, rain

Drive by Lunch

Nov 17, 2013 By Elin Stebbins Waldal 2 Comments

Drive by Lunch

“I never look at the masses as my responsibility. I look at the individual. I can love only one person at a time. I can feed only one person at a time. Just one, one, one.” – Mother Teresa After dropping off the girls who are part of the Sunday lacrosse practice carpool, Chandler wanted […]

Filed Under: NaBloPoMo13, Teenagers Tagged With: homelessness, hunger, Love, NaBloPoMo13, Thankful, Thanksgiving

Backseat of a forward moving car

Jul 2, 2013 By Elin Stebbins Waldal 8 Comments

Backseat of a forward moving car

  Zipping past me in a blur of color is Rancho Santa Fe, if one were to slow the car–and time–you would see beauty abounds. There by the roadside a white and lavender carpet of color stretches up to greet the sky, pink bougainvillaea wrapped trellises sit behind massive iron gates, horses too lazy to […]

Filed Under: Parenting, Teenagers Tagged With: coming of age, driving, Motherhood, Teenagers

Childhood is Fleeting, Motherhood is Forever

Apr 21, 2013 By Elin Stebbins Waldal Leave a Comment

Childhood is Fleeting, Motherhood is Forever

I had no inkling, the first time I learned I was pregnant, of the combination of awe and regret that motherhood would stitch into my soul. But my firstborn, now 26, has long eclipsed the age I was when I gave birth to him, and I find myself marveling over the realization that I have been a […]

Filed Under: Empty Nest, Life Lessons, Parenting, Teenagers Tagged With: Love, Motherhood, Raising Children, Regret

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