Cindy Carter

Cindy CarterWorking as an advocate for mothers and babies since the early eighties with a passion to serve, Cindy spent about 10,000 hours with families of […]

Ever wonder how old sayings got started? They often grew out of a desperate time. A hundred years ago, the world faced a horrible pandemic, one that would take the lives of one-fifth of the population. A century […]

Gratitude is an emotion and a feeling that can have deep impact on our mental, physical, and spiritual state of being. The very act of saying thank you to a colleague, family member or a complete stranger can […]

Why is something so easy as giving and/or showing gratitude so difficult nowadays?  How do you feel when someone thanks you or gives you a gratuitous smile just because?    I remember the “whack” on the back o […]

I am grateful for time.

Exactly what that means has changed in the last few years. Time in the last nine months has looked like repainting my house, inside and out. It has looked like reading 75 books that have […]

“Today, I choose to live with gratitude for the love that fills my heart, the peace that rests within my spirit, and the voice of hope that says all things are possible.”

-Anonymous

I often look back ove […]

Today, as I sit at my keyboard I am fully aware of one singular thing: My breath.

Because fires rage in the Western United States and many of my friends and colleagues are writing to share that they cannot […]

As a child, I was told many times that I was a “Pollyanna.” After the 50th time I was called that name, I decided to look up it’s meaning. Evidently, a Pollyanna is someone who is “unfailingly cheerful-no matter […]

What’s on your Top Ten list of things you are grateful for?

I’ll bet if 25 moms and I were all sitting together in a room-

-make that a park

-sitting at least 8 feet apart (because 6 still feels rea […]

As the season of giving thanks approaches, we might wonder after all the uncertainty and restrictions of the Coronavirus, what on earth do we have to be grateful for?  Much as we’ve eagerly anticipated going ba […]

As I wake in the morning, I snuggle under my covers and breathe a sigh of gratitude for the comfy warmth.  I then breathe in thanks for the gentle breeze of my ceiling fan whirring above.  Next comes my g […]

During this month of Thanksgiving, I thought it was only fitting to ask the poignant question: For what am I grateful? It is so easy to take many of our gifts and blessings for granted. Thus, I tried to capture a […]

We hold within us one simple action promising outrageous life-changing benefits. It’s obviously more valuable than gold, practice it daily. It will absolutely

Transform our experience,
Change our p […]

Gratitude is a term I see thrown around as something we should feel more of or a practice we should embrace more often, especially this time of year. While gratitude is important and plays a significant role in […]

I love conversations about holiday traditions.

From best ideas ever to epic fails.

From first year launches to rituals so ancient no one remembers the original story.

For generations, a fruit salad has […]

Hot-house flowering plants are cultivated for a particular purpose. But as beautiful as these flowers can be, they don’t transplant very well because of specific temperatures and moisture needs.

Have you ever o […]

Uncertainty surrounds us all as we shelter in place.  Where do our thoughts go when fear is now part of our world?  What happens when we shut our doors and silence consumes us as we long for the sound of another v […]

The world is colorfully decorated with countless individuals who freely give of themselves in order to bless others. These are “contributors.” Their resources, talents, skills, perspective, values, insights, gif […]

Glancing at social media this morning, a post about increasing levels of COVID19 caught my eye. I proceeded to scan a few comments but stopped at one that read “Why 3#$&* should I care?”  Why do most of us feel […]

Living a life that includes random acts of kindness, with love as the foundation, is a win win opportunity for everyone.

“We cannot do great things on this earth, only small things with great love.”- Mother The […]