We can do HARD things!
Words are a funny thing. No matter how effortlessly they fly off the tongue, their weight is undeniable; if not for the speaker, then for the listener and if not in the present, then in the future. At their best they become a catalyst from which we set great things in motion. At […]
I think everyone can look back in their life and remember something that someone said that HURT. I would also venture to say that most of us could remember something from junior high school that fits that bill. Junior high was one of the hardest times of my life in growing up. While […]
Hi, I’m Briton from Rad Mom Cool Kid, a lifestyle blog where I share a little bit of everything! Travel tips, photography, recipes, beauty…if you dumped out Mary Poppins’ bag, that would be my blog! I’m excited to share an experience with you today, one that still stings a little but I’m glad to have […]
As I watched the move “Frozen”, I couldn’t help but make some comparisons between Elsa and my own experience. As the movie opens, you see Elsa happily playing with her younger sister. An accident happens and Elsa is forced to abandon who she is and conceal her true nature. In the song sequence of “Let […]
I sit, motionless, still reeling from the words I had just heard. The words ache in my ears. The tears don’t come just yet, but they are beginning to burn fiercely as they well up. Then, like a flood gate they flow, almost unending for days on end… The words, you ask? Confirmation. Science in […]
We’ve all heard about the power of words, right? Well, last year I decided to put it to the test. Because there’s no real way to measure the effect of our words on another human being (and because I would NEVER be willing to speak negatively to another person for experimentation’s sake) I set out […]
For a long time I was convinced that God sent me here broken and messy. I just thought it was my cross to carry, my burden to bear. As time went on the more angry I became with the mess that was me. Angry that I was different. Angry that life was hard. Angry that […]
