This morning my duty was to bake cake. My daughter’s favorite cake is citron cake. With icing, lots of icing. My son said it’s pretty simple: “Mom, a cake isn’t …
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Embraced by the light
The photo of this little girl passed me several times this week. I only have to close my eyes, and I see it. It has burned itself into my memory. …
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Snow from yesterday . . .
It was my daughters Birthday, we were about to have dinner, the doorbell rang and my son stood there furious, his eyes brimmed with tears, his t-shirt ripped in pieces. What …
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Respect isn’t gender specific . . .
Last week during a larger company meeting, I made a joke. I didn’t go down too well . . . It was a silly little joke about women. I thought …
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The single most important gift you can give your children
Today my daughter is celebrating her 9th Birthday. Already a while ago people started to ask me what they could get her as a present. Not an easy question as …
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Spread the Warmth with Embrace
When I started off this blog, I found an organization called Embrace Global. They greatly impressed me. What started off as a student assignment became an amazing organization saving hundred …
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Start your Monday with a song
Last week I wrote up my 5 tips to get the most out of your Monday. One of them was to create a Monday playlist. Well, that is what I did this …
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The power of imagination
Albert Einstein on more than one occasion explained the importance of imagination: “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while …
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The interesting effect of sports
On Friday’s I go to yoga. I have the most wonderful yoga teacher. Yoga helps me to balance out my week. Yesterday I got to the fitness studio and was …
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A Friday starter – the dancing tower
After my very long post from yesterday here something light, something creative. Something I wanted to start my Friday with. A while back my mom shared this stop motion film …
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