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Why don’t most women call themselves leaders?
Posted on April 1, 2014 Leave a Comment
In a Gallup research poll only 36% of women in business self-identified with the word “leadership”. What do you think is the reason for this? I believe, women define “leadership” different than the world defines leadership. The world teaches us that a “real leader” has a platform, a following, a stage. Think of CEO, Presidents, […]
Going to Indonesia!
Posted on March 28, 2014 1 Comment
Have you ever felt like God was planning your life behind your back? That’s exactly how I (Angela Howard) felt as I sat in a Sunday morning service this past November listening to missionary John Taylor speak. While watching a video of John and Korie’s work in Surabaya, Indonesia I had the unmistakable sense that I […]
Did you know that March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month?
Posted on March 20, 2014 1 Comment
Did you know that March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month? Why is this important? According to the Brain Injury Association of America, each year an estimated 1.7 million children and adults in the United States sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI), and another 795,000 individuals sustain an acquired brain injury (ABI) from nontraumatic causes. […]
“Twenty Feet from Stardom”
Posted on March 3, 2014 4 Comments
Winning best documentary at last night’s Oscar at the 86th Academy Awards, “Twenty Feet from Stardom” is a riveting reminder that most great things in life are achieved anonymously. In an interview with NPR’s Mandalit del Barco back in June 2013, director and film maker, Morgan Neville said that his goal was to bring the […]
To my Daughter-In-Laws…Happy Valentine’s Day!
Posted on February 14, 2014 Leave a Comment
Yes, it is true, my sons are ages 12 and 14. And no, they are not married. But someday they will be. It might even be to your daughter, so you may want to keep reading. My children will tell you that I have a singular focus on the development and encouragement of the calling […]
The Pursuit of Happyness…
Posted on February 12, 2014 Leave a Comment
“You got a dream… You gotta protect it. People can’t do somethin’ themselves, they wanna tell you you can’t do it. If you want somethin’, go get it. Period” (Muccino, 2006). In the movie, Pursuit of Happyness, Christopher Gardner (played by actor Will Smith) had a dream. A true story, the film is the quintessential […]
Women and Aging – I will take the blame…
Posted on February 7, 2014 Leave a Comment
Minutes after I posted Tuesday’s blog, That Outfit Makes me Look Fat, I received two emails in my inbox. The first was an incredible video interview women about their feelings on aging – That is what she said-Women and Death. The second, was an email from our family photographer. The subject line read: I hope […]
How is Toys R Us shaping our Womanhood and Manhood?
Posted on January 27, 2014 Leave a Comment
We were not born into gender. You and I didn’t come out of the womb wearing pink or blue. Those were the hats we were assigned in the nursery. Our gender is defined by social, physical, and psychological impact (Allen, 2004). Take a tour of any Toys R Us or other department store and you […]
The Fire and Ice of my Dreams
Posted on January 10, 2014 2 Comments
There was something evoking about this picture the first time I saw it. I couldn’t take my eyes off of it; it drew me as I wondered what had been inside this ice blanketed building that caught on fire on January 03, 2014. Dating back to 1882, The Waterman Opera House of Plattsmouth, Nebraska stands […]
Illusion of Balance – Part 2
Posted on January 3, 2014 Leave a Comment
In the Illusion of Balance – Part 1, I noted the principles of balance as: motion (forward movement), focus, intention, purpose, an end goal, and courage. Balance has a rhythm of give and take. Balance requires a personal awareness of one’s priorities, life mission, and season of purpose. Balance is not the same as busyness […]
Girl Meets Self 