I stand at the edge of the ocean and am reminded of how little I can control. The waves continue to crash; nothing I do or say can change the fact that the waves come in and the waves go out. Some waves barely cast a ripple over my toes, as they quickly pull away… Continue reading Waves of Change
Category: vacation
Canadian Kindness
As part of my #REBkind travel experience to "Cultivate Kindness for Global Impact," I flew to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to spend some time with Annick Rauch, a first grade French immersion teacher. Annick and I have been virtual friends on Twitter for several years now, but only met in person four weeks ago at the… Continue reading Canadian Kindness
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
As a child, I was fascinated by big words. I would sing the song, "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" and ponder the enormity of such a word with fourteen syllables. When I encountered a new word in my reading, I would pause and wrap it in my mind, looking for patterns in the spelling, searching for ways I could… Continue reading Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
It’s a Small World
I love meeting new people. I'm intrigued by life experiences, by commonalities and differences, and I feel the more people I interact with the more my scope for acceptance and understanding expands. While traveling on the Disney Dream, we learned that there were 1,500 employees (cast members) representing 66 countries working on our ship. WOW!… Continue reading It’s a Small World
Be Our Guest
This week and next I will share my reflections from a recent Disney Cruise and the lessons I learned throughout my travels. If you've never been on a cruise before, or even if you've been on ten, I hope you will join me as we sail the seas together! The first thing you will notice… Continue reading Be Our Guest
Survivor’s Guilt
This month has been blur. Two weeks ago, my family and I traveled to Florida for the kickoff of an amazing vacation. We spent a day at Legoland then visited Sea World before boarding a Disney cruise ship to sail the seas with eleven additional family members (16 of us in all). As many of… Continue reading Survivor’s Guilt
Dear Beautiful Family
Dear Beautiful Family, Today as I sank my toes into the warm sand and felt the gentle breeze gracefully sweep across my face, I saw you walking towards the waves. You were unrushed; your steps small and gentle as you stared in wonder at the ocean that stretched for miles ahead. You were a beautiful… Continue reading Dear Beautiful Family
Fish Extender – Gifts Received
"The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there..." ~ Clement Clark Moore Do you remember the Night Before Christmas? The children, all tucked in their beds (sugar plums dancing in their heads) as they waited with anticipation for the surprises to arrive the next morning.… Continue reading Fish Extender – Gifts Received
Fish Extender – Giving Gifts
As we boarded the Disney Cruise, we could barely contain our excitement - it was almost time to put up our Fish Extender (FE) and start giving our gifts away! (For those that are new to this blog, you can read more about Fish Extenders here.) We had a list of 10 families - 41… Continue reading Fish Extender – Giving Gifts
Fish Extender – Gifts to Give
As many of you know, our big vacation last summer was taking an Alaskan Disney Cruise. One of the awesome things about taking a Disney Cruise is this secret RAK experience called "fish extenders", which I blogged about here. While that blog post gave an overview of the fish extender process and showcased the fish extender… Continue reading Fish Extender – Gifts to Give
