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April, a month of showers and flowers as Spring unfolds in vivid shades of green, purple, yellows and reds. The bluebonnets, indian paintbrushes and dandelions blanket the roadsides. Spring is my favorite time of year as all is new and fresh. It is also the month I attend the Every Victim Every Time conference each year. My mind is grapling with the […]

The parties have already begun! Are you planning to join in the festivities for Mardi Gras this year; bead throwing, parades, parties, gumbo and beignets? Maybe find the baby in the King Cake? Celebrations are a much needed break from our normal routines. They provide an opportunity to relax and de-stress.  🙂 While there is […]

Love is respect… respect yourself and respect others. Part of respecting yourself is to make time to take care of your emotional and physical well being. This includes time with family and friends, other than your significant other; eating properly and getting enough sleep; doing activities that put a smile on YOUR face. April is […]

Hello Dear Friends! I hope you have closed out 2014 on a positive and promising note. 2015 is an unwritten book, ready for us to live with purpose and fulfill our legacy! Since applied knowledge is power, we must first gain the knowledge in order to apply it. This is an ongoing project for me, […]

February… the month of Love, hearts, flowers, candy, dates, day dreams and respect. As we wrap up the month of love, it is a good time to think about what love is and is not. Kim Grove Casali began what became the “Love Is . . .” phenomenon in 1967 when she met and drew funny […]

Well, here we are mid August. It’s time for Back to School and the Life Changing Conference Texas tour. I’m hearing about a few kiddos who have already started back. Has school started in your district yet? As we prepare for another year of gaining knowledge and growth let’s talk about a few of the […]

I just love inspiring quotes. Don’t you? As I was looking for a familiar quote, I stumbled upon a few worth sharing. Perhaps you will find value in them and think of someone who could benefit from them as well. Life is short and it’s a small world. Let’s be a source of strength for […]

Hello Friends! There have been a few new developments since we last connected by blog. I thought I would share a few with you today. SheKnows.com is an online publication dedicated to information women need and want to know. I hope you will check them out. They have so much variety. I am now a […]

The above analyses indicates, women who participate in self-defense training are less likely to experience sexual assault and are more confident in their ability to effectively resist assault than similar women who have not taken such a class. This study was conducted by sociologist, Jocelyn Hollander, at the University of Oregon a year after the students […]

I have often encouraged my students to trust their instincts. And while there is a vein of truth this, Mary Ellen O’Toole, author of Dangerous Instincts, guides us through a few tactics to help us avoid unsafe situations. The truth of the matter is, we can’t always tell if people are dangerous just by looking […]