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Take a Hike

Sep 4, 2014 By Elin Stebbins Waldal Leave a Comment

“I see nothing which I have seen before; A man is never lost, he has only been mislaid. Got to move on, got to travel, walk away my blues.” -Terry Russell Yesterday I took a hike. The trail I chose wended its way through a canyon which led to an enormous hill with a water tower […]

Filed Under: Exercise, Travel Tagged With: #SDBLC, hiking, Perspective

Five Favorites: Twisted Mix Tape

Feb 18, 2014 By Elin Stebbins Waldal 2 Comments

Five Favorites: Twisted Mix Tape

It’s been way to long since I managed to put together a Twisted Mix-Tape for Jen Kehl’s, Twisted Mix-Tape Tuesday. Today I promised myself I would get it done before midnight…and miraculously…it looks as if I actually just might pull it off. Theme for the week is my pick so I think I am going […]

Filed Under: Music Tagged With: NaBlogPoMo, Perspective, twisted mix-tape Tuesday

Protecting Our Children

Feb 5, 2014 By Elin Stebbins Waldal 4 Comments

Protecting Our Children

There are moments when I wish I could protect any one of my children–step in their shoes, take on their pain, fix their hurt–but I can’t. Not long ago my daughter was the target of unkind words said about her. Words stated, not by a fellow teen, but by an adult. The words the individual […]

Filed Under: Life Lessons, Parenting Tagged With: Mothering a teen, Perspective, Protecting our chidren, teenage girls

Perspective: Day 3

Feb 3, 2014 By Elin Stebbins Waldal 1 Comment

Perspective: Day 3

On Saturday J and I made our way to the top of Double Peak Park, something we have been “meaning” to do for years. I have found that it is easy to get neglectful when it comes to exploring the bounty that exists right here in our own backyard. That is why I say making […]

Filed Under: Nature Tagged With: NaBlogPoMo, nature, Perspective, Walking

Perspective

Feb 2, 2014 By Elin Stebbins Waldal Leave a Comment

Perspective

“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.”–Marcus Aurelius  

Filed Under: Life Lessons Tagged With: Perspective

Perspective: Day 1

Feb 1, 2014 By Elin Stebbins Waldal 5 Comments

Perspective: Day 1

It’s February and the theme for BlogHer’s National Blog Post Month where blogger’s post daily is Perspective. Although I swore off posting daily after completing the challenge of NaBloPoMo last November, I changed my mind when I read the theme…so once again I am diving into the waters of blogging daily, only this time I […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: BlogHer, NaBlogPoMo, Perspective

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