Giving from the Heart

The heart is a very delicate organ that we try to protect physically and emotionally. Here is a bandaid that will safe guard you emotionally. When you give from the heart, do it without expectations. Give because it is what you want to do. Give because it will make you feel good. Give because it has been and will be given unto you! If you give because you expect something in return, are forced to, or for appearances, you have already hit the ground and no bandaid will be able to cover you.:(

Homeschooling

Are you considering putting your homeschoolers back into the public/private school system? Wouldn't you like to make it a smooth transition for you and your child? If you have answered yes to these questions then my workshop is for you! Follow me on Twitter, @tarshamitchell

A Mother's Love

A popular saying is that God cannot be present everywhere and so he created mothers. The relationship between a mother and a child is very special and that is as good as truth. A mother means the world to a child, it is she who protects, nourishes, and bestows her child with love and care. It is she who sacrifices many things in life to give the best to her children. Let her know how special her love for you is, and acknowledge all the pain and sacrifice she took to raise you the way you are. Thank her for her unconditional love, for forgiving you when you did something wrong, and held you when the world around condemned you. Thank her for being at your side when you needed her the most. Remember how she stayed awake at night to protect you when you used to fall sick. Recall all the good times you shared with your mom and tell her how you cherish every moment of your early days.

A Mother's Love
A Mother's love is something
that no on can explain,
It is made of deep devotion
and of sacrifice and pain,
It is endless and unselfish
and enduring come what may
For nothing can destroy it
or take that love away . . .
It is patient and forgiving
when all others are forsaking,
And it never fails or falters
even though the heart is breaking . . .
It believes beyond believing
when the world around condemns,
And it glows with all the beauty
of the rarest, brightest gems . . .
It is far beyond defining,
it defies all explanation,
And it still remains a secret
like the mysteries of creation . . .
A many splendored miracle
man cannot understand
And another wondrous evidence
of God's tender guiding hand.

Isn't it Funny...?

Isn't it funny, when life goes around and all of a sudden we wake up, only to find ourselves not knowing a person at all? Some may say, "people change", but what I have come to realize is that, they didn't change, I just never knew that person at all! Be true to yourself and don't YOU make excuses for another person's behavior!

Me Time :)

A Little Time For Yourself

Audrey Heller said it best in her poem:

Just when you want to take it easy,
along comes a lot of distraction. It
puts you, in the kind of mood, where
you can't help, but show, dissatisfaction.
Here you are, thinking you'll have a nice
quiet day. But contrary, to what you had
in mind, everything seems to be going,
the other way! All you really wanted, was
to be by yourself and just do, whatever
you wanted to do, without a care! It's not
fair that your plans, had to go up in smoke
and fade into thin air! What does it take, to
have a little time for yourself, or dare I ask?
I'd like to think, I can do as I please, when,
I please, or does it then, become, a task?
All I'd like, is a little time, with minimal
distraction. It's then, I'll ever be so grateful
for this time alotted me, with a great deal,
of satisfaction!

Audrey Heller

Ain't Nothing Like a Party!

It's your birthday? Let's party! You got a promotion? Let's party! You ever notice we look for a reason to party? When we celebrate we usually are saying thanks for what you did, said, or accomplished. What we need to realize is we always look for something to celebrate instead of just doing it! We need to start rejoicing, honoring, applauding, commending, saluting, toasting to the wonderful people God has placed in our lives. Not for what they do, but for who they are and for what they mean to us. In other words, "thank you for being you." Let's do it as often as we can. Parties in our souls...let it out!!!

Attitude...The Good, Bad, and the Ugly!

An attitude can be defined as a positive or negative evaluation of people, objects, events, activities, ideas, or just about anything in your environment (Zimbardo et al., 1999). You choose your attitude. What is your choice for today?