by Janel Breitenstein | Oct 11, 2019 | Africa, difficulty, discouragement, encouragement, failure, faith, identity
So something very cool happened to me this week. But to get there, allow me to tell you about the journey of a champagne bottle. (No scanning ahead, cheater.) This one, here. This champagne bottle was stowed somewhere on a flight from Rome to Denver in January, 2017....
by Janel Breitenstein | Oct 2, 2019 | challenging, children, discouragement, encouragement, failure, faith, fear, kids, Parenting, true success
I could tell you my son has energy. But that would be kind of like me telling you Bill Gates is kind of good at computers. We’re on a sports rotation at my house. It is not because we love to be busy (we try not to be?), or love getting up on Saturdays for...
by Janel Breitenstein | Sep 26, 2019 | beauty, free download, infographics, kids, motherhood, Parenting, Printables and Freebies, relationships, tweens and teens, women
Someone asked me recently how I talk to my daughter about modesty. It was a conversation morphing into how to help our daughters see their bodies as important, but not too important. (See this post, Naked Truth about Body Image.) Incessantly telling her she’s...
by Janel Breitenstein | Sep 18, 2019 | anger, challenging, children, conflict, motherhood, Parenting, relationships
I have a child with ADHD and one who’s got a lot of impulsive energy (i.e. occasional irrationality typical to 10-year-old boys) at school. I know that feeling of seeing the school’s number on my phone and thinking, Please let it be good news. Last week,...
by Janel Breitenstein | Sep 6, 2019 | beauty, closeness and intimacy, Culture, current events, failure
This week I’ve been noodling a lot on 5’2″ powerhouse Rachel Hollis. So you would have find me nestled in a (digital) pile of articles, photos, and from an author’s standpoint, a bit of healthy intimidation. This woman’s a machine. Hollis...
