Respectful Girls
“Do you ever speak or act disrespectfully toward your Mom?” I asked the girls at Balcony Girls last week, as we were finishing making layered Friendship Soup mix in a jar as Mother’s Day...
What My Mother Means to Me – by Abby Coughlin
My daughter, Abby, placed 3rd place in our school district writing competition, What My Mother Means to Me, and she was a finalist at the state level. I was overwhelmed with love and appreciation...
Can I Please Hold Your Hand? A Mother’s Day Gift!
This week I was walking down the aisle of a local store when my eyes caught view of a woman, maybe in her late 60s, walking hand in hand with a woman in her...
Moving Graciously …
A relaxed hostess moves graciously in the midst of her guests. I learned how to do this by watching my Mom and her sisters while growing up, as they were “hostesses-extraordinaire!” They had this...
Passionately Inspired …
During quiet time one morning after a run (yes, these are my green running shoes), I was passionately inspired. Even though I love coffee table books, and this particular book happened to be sitting...
Upstairs Downstairs Idea – $600 Later
Spring is in the airTime for spring cleaning and sprucing up! We’ve been power-washing the back patio and furniture, filling pots with flowers, pulling out the charcoal BBQ, getting the beds in shape (new...
Something Old, Borrowed and Blue – Recipes & Music
There’s something about early spring dinners, when it’s not too hot, and there are few bugs flying around. When the grass is thick and fresh (no dry spots!), the flowers are beginning to bloom...
Something Old, Borrowed and Blue – Dinner Party
No, this post is not about a wedding! It’s about old friends (of 25 years!), and the enchanting time we had together last night. Our weather last night was in the golden 70’s, creating...
Celebration of Friendship – Another Balcony Girl’s Lesson
Friendships are undervalued these days. We have a lot of acquaintances – people we go to school or work with, people we see at church or at sporting events, or even at parties. But...
Sisterhood
There’s a special kind of freedom that sisters enjoy. Freedom to share inner most thoughts, to ask a favor, to show their feelings. The freedom is simply to be themselves. –Unknown Sisters who work...
Lesson of Love for Balcony Girls
Your friend, who you’ve known and trusted for years, has betrayed you. You are shocked and cannot believe it has happened. The daggers go deep into your heart and it really hurts. Betrayal separates,...
A Balancing Act
“We need a balance between work and play, between kindness and firmness, between waiting and praying, between saving and spending, between wanting too much and expecting too little, between warm acceptance and keen discernment,...
