August 31, 2011
Dear Girlfriends, After reading Kathryn Stockett’s, The Help, my daughter Shauna, my mother-in-law Harriett and I scheduled a “girl date” to watch the story together on the big screen. Rarely do movies move me. I am a reader and prefer drinking in the words from a gifted author and becoming lost in their story as I add my own mental …
August 24, 2011
Dear Girlfriends, Since launching my blog and book, I have received hundreds of emails and letters from my readers. Within the digital and printed pages I have read about shattered relationships – marriages ended; broken lives – kids who went off-track; life-defining and sometimes life-ending diagnosis, and faded dreams of what could have been. But your courage and determination inspires …
August 22, 2011
Dear Girlfriends, As I continued on the path of my reboot, I realized another gift: The insight that receiving is a form of giving. For me, giving has always been easier than receiving. Perhaps, it’s because in order to receive you have to succumb to the reality that you need help, and then you have to humble yourself to accept …
August 9, 2011
Dear Girlfriends, I wish I could tell you that I immediately recognized the blessing of my diagnosis. But I didn’t. My thick blonde shoulder-length hair was disappearing before my eyes. As my dear friend and stylist shaved my head, she cried as I read scripture. Eventually I would lose my eyebrows and eyelashes. In those days of transfiguration, the blessing …
July 29, 2011
Dear Girlfriends, There are moments in time that change the course of your life forever and although they may be different, everyone experiences a ‘life-altering’ moment sooner or later. You. Me. Ellen. I’m not Ellen. But, like Ellen, my life was recently rebooted and she invited me to share my story with you. At first I embraced my reboot as …
July 22, 2011
“Unless our lives are interrupted by an uncommon means, we tend to keep up business as usual. We need to be interrupted.” Will and Lisa Samson, Justice in the Burbs Dear Girlfriends, While there were other significant and deeply personal awakenings as the result of “the boot”, the last that I would like to share with you is the amazing …
June 30, 2011
Dear Girlfriends, I sometimes worry that I come off to my new readers as a Puritan. If you haven’t followed my blog for any amount of time or read my book you might not be aware of my struggle with “other gods”. My vice is fashion; my idol is Jimmy Choo; my den of iniquity: Neiman Marcus. Now that I’ve …
June 21, 2011
Dear Girlfriends, One of the more interesting aspects of being lamed was the affect my injury had on my daily routine. Typically in the gym by 6:40 am each day – I found myself now sitting in my home office staring out the window.
June 7, 2011
Dear Girlfriends, There are few things more frustrating than having your computer crash or lock up. For me, it seems to occur when I’m either working on a very complex project or on a tight deadline but it always seems to happen when a huge project is due tomorrow! The interruption to my workflow and process is met with an …
June 6, 2011
Understand and unleash the power of each and every encounter you have with another. The truths in this quick-read book can improve the level of customer service you provide to your clients, the quality of engagement you have with your peers, and when embraced – can bring a whole new dynamic to your family life.
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2009
2008
2007
2006
A City View
A Note from Ellen
A State of Mind
An Angel Bombing
Be
Catching My Second Wind
Crossroads
Cutting the Clutter
Finding Your Joy
Happiness: Learning from a Master
Living Intentionally
New Year, Old You
On the Ground
One Breath Away From Burnout
Reboot
Spread Too Thin
The Piano Lesson
The Pushmi-Pullyu of Perfection
Truth Nuggets
What Does It Look Like?
What's In Your Purse?
Work/Life Balance and the Debit Card
