by Rebecca Yauger | Jan 7, 2025 | ancestors, attitude, blessings, choices, Christmas, cycles of life, encouragement, faith, family, family ties, grandchildren, Grandparents, gratitude, grief, growing older, life, positive attitude, Ripple Effects, small moments, thankfulness
Now that we’re into the new year, many have made goals or resolutions, or chosen a word for the year. While I have those things swirling around in my brain, another thought is taking hold. It’s “Ripple Effects.” I’ve been thinking a lot about ripple effects in life....
by Rebecca Yauger | Feb 4, 2021 | blessings, choices, cousins, cycles of life, family, family ties, life, support, thankfulness, uncles
Last summer was difficult in many ways, with the pandemic and a nation divided. Closer to home, the issue was a major health crisis with my parents; one had the health issue, and the other had to helplessly watch their spouse decline, then fight back. It was a...
by Rebecca Yauger | May 14, 2020 | blended families, choices, choose, family, family ties, gratitude, grief, marriage, second marriages, step-children, step-parents
Mother’s Day has just passed. In this age of COVID-19, many of us didn’t see our mothers face to face, but we all hopefully still found a way to honor them. For me, I come at motherhood with a slightly different perspective. You see, I fell in love and married a...
by Rebecca Yauger | Feb 18, 2020 | choices, choose, discouragement, encouragement, family ties, grandchildren, hope, life, new beginnings, reflections, self-love, support
The link below is to a video following up on last week’s “How do we talk to ourselves when we look in the mirror?” Apparently I wasn’t paying attention to my own words. Video Link: I Didn’t Watch My Words Here’s the text from the...
by Rebecca Yauger | May 10, 2017 | blessings, Books, Chicken Soup for the Soul, family, family ties, Motherhood
After the last couple of blog posts about different kinds of mothers, and who we choose to love as our mothers, I couldn’t help thinking about my own mother. For some reason, it’s difficult to write about my mom. Maybe because the emotions run too deep....
by Rebecca Yauger | May 1, 2017 | blended families, Chicken Soup for the Soul, family ties, Motherhood
My next few blog posts will focus on Mothers and Mother’s Day. As Mother’s Day ranks third in most money spent for the holiday (behind Black Friday and Valentine’s Day), it’s a big deal. As I became a mother by marriage, I tend to focus on...
