Daughters as Mothers

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  I grew up in the shadow of my amazing mom. I was told that I looked like her at a very young age and that still continues. Plus we must sound exactly the same, because if I answered a call that was really for her, the person would talk to me until I made [...]

Be Enough Family: A Family of Friendships

“Family is the love you’re given. Friendship is the love you choose.” –Anon. On Thursdays we discuss our families here at Just.Be.Enough. We write about the complexities of being a family and being enough inside those relationships. But what if your family is made up of  more than the people who share the same DNA? [...]

Be Enough Family: The Ties that Bind

Source: Uploaded by user via Sarah on Pinterest Recently we attended the confirmation of our niece Amanda, the little sister of Victoria, a senior who will be heading to college a mere four days after she walks across the stage to receive her high school diploma this June. I  have watched these two girls grow [...]

Be Enough Family- A Perfect Match

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As the mom of twins I tend to get lots of flack about dressing the boys in the same outfits. I readily admit that my strong tendencies toward picture-perfect outfits have been part of the problem from the time they were infants, and I also concede that my life is a lot less chaotic when [...]

Fulfilling a Promise

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Our bodies. As women they are so entwined with our self esteem and feelings of worth that many times it’s simply impossible to separate the two. Now imagine that your feelings of being “womanly” are the ones you can only see with your eyes. For instance  when you gaze into the mirror you see yourself, your [...]

Be Ridiculous, I Dare Ya!

Source: prettystuff.tumblr.com via Kirsten on Pinterest I have a big laugh and I’m not afraid to use it. I have the kind of laugh and giggle that makes people turn around in their seats in movie theaters to see who the heck is it laughing like that? It is truly one of my favorite attributes [...]

The Technology (Parent) Trap

“You’re 10 and have an iPad? When I was your age I had an imagination.” – Anonymous I know there are going to be a lot of mothering moments where I am going to come up short. For all the ways I tend to think of myself as progressive, liberal minded and capable of going [...]

Raising Boys to Love Girls

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“How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!” Maya Angelou, African American poet Raising boys is a constant struggle between the feminine and masculine parts of myself. If you have been around here long enough that you probably know I am a very girly girl, complete with the trappings [...]

Be Enough Me: The Love Letter

“The greatest love of all, is happening to me. Learning to LOVE YOURSELF, it is the greatest love of all.” –W. Houston Love is in the air with Valentine’s Day fast approaching. Cards, flowers and chocolates will be gobbled up and given to show our friends, families and lovers how much we care about them. [...]

Wordful Wednesday: Days of Play

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“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” ~George Bernard Shaw Call me irresponsible, I don’t mind. I admit that sometimes I would rather watch TV than do laundry, or read a book than write a blog post. At work, I love to surf the Internet and push [...]

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