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…on how if you can’t even, cant

By: Diana Paxton December 7, 2017

Divorce, Parenting, Resilience, Self Discovery, wisdomChristmas, Christmas Cards, Courage, Divorce, Joy, Parenting, wisdomLeave a Comment

I can’t even…. I hear these words often from fellow mothers when looking at pictures of their children that pop up on Facebook’s time hop. Like, “I can’t even deal with how cute she was” or “I can’t even believe how much he has grown”. So when unpacking a box of Christmas things from years…

…on how the old me knew me

By: Diana Paxton November 15, 2017November 15, 2019

Divorce, Leadership, Parenting, Resilience, Self Discovery, wisdomaging gracefully, Courage, Divorce, emergingwomen, ewlive2017, Joy, Resilience, Self Discovery, wisdom1 Comment

A couple of months ago, I was headed to Denver to participate in my third women’s empowerment conference, called Emerging Women Live, and this year I needed a photo of myself. While I had flexed my event management muscles as a part of the volunteer staff the prior two years, this year was going to…

…on what made today “the” day

By: Diana Paxton October 24, 2017October 24, 2017

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At a little after 9 on the evening of October 23, 1989 I thought it was too late to call my dad. I had just gotten off the phone with my sister in Arizona — I had called to tell her I was pregnant. It was my first and I had just been to…

…on rising to the occasion, not the bait

By: Diana Paxton September 10, 2017June 20, 2018

Divorce, Parenting, Resilience, wisdomCourage, Divorce, empowerment, indiana balloon fest, Joy, Parenting, Resilience, rising, wisdom2 Comments

Last night I attended a hot-air balloon festival with my 10 year old daughter and some friends. It was a beautiful, balmy early-September-in-Indiana evening. You could say it was perfect. We had taken camp chairs and our cameras (my daughter is a budding photographer) and set up a spot near the end of the field…