A Memorable Birthday Celebration!
Last Saturday, our eldest son, Joshua, celebrated his 38th birthday. Joshua also shares his birthday with his cousins, Steven Elrod , and Michelle Glazov Vogel, and with Bill Will the owner Camp Shewahmegon, in Drummond, Wisconsin, which Joshua and Noah attended for many summers as campers and counselors. Joshua was born July 12, 1970 at 1:50am, which was opening morning of…
Read moreA Blue Brain Honeycomb Heart
As Blue Brainer, when I think about my relationships with family members and friends, I visualize my heart as a honeycomb, with a compartment for each individual. However, at times, it has felt like the cast members from The Guiding Light, the longest running soap opera, have filled those compartments instead of cover models of Family…
Read moreDASH TO CURE DIABETES
In 1985, when our eldest son, Joshua, was diagnosed with Type I diabetes were told, “There will be a cure in the next five years.” At that time Joshua was 15 years old and on Saturday, July 12th, we will celebrate his 38th birthday. For almost 23 years we have been wanting and working towards a cure…
Read moreFamily Brain Color Reunions and Vacations
July is Family Reunion Month, according to Chase’s Calendar of Events. Many families incorporate family reunions into their vacations. That mixture can be harmonious or hazardous. For the next four Mondays I will post Brain Color Clues to help you create more harmony, and avoid the hazards of visiting family members, at home or on the road. Yellow Brainers arrange…
Read moreA Red, White and Blue Brain 4th of July Celebration
This morning, Jordan and I drove our 1962 White Ford Falcon (a replica of the car he picked me up in on our first date) over to our Tower Lakes Village 4th of July parade and festivities. We did not find the “Hordes of Humanity” riding on professionally created floats and zinging candy at bystanders. Joyfully, we…
Read moreI’m Going To Keep On Truckin’
Today is the 5th Monday of the Month and I decided to share a Brian Color Conflict Resolution experience with you. My goal is to encourage you, as I did, to challenge yourself and change your Brain Color Perspective. Yesterday, my friend and blog mentor, Karen Hanrahan and I had a blog brainstorming session. Karen is a “Blue Brainer.” I affectionately…
Read moreA Lesson From The Birds and The Trees
My husband, Jordan, and I loved watching our resident Mother Robin building her nest within the supports beams below our upper deck. We secretly observed her construction project from the bay window that encircles Jordan’s desk in our lower level garden room. Mother Robin would gather dry grasses from our perennial gardens, lint from the pachysandra garden underneath the dryer vent and twigs from the apple trees . The custom fit…
Read moreOutrageous Orange Conflict Resolution
“Who Stole The cookie From The Cookie Jar?” is the title of this picture below. The following are the photographers descriptive captions for “The CrasHBURN identity crisis:” a.) “The grumpy crashy: You did it again! I mean it, I’m gonna kick you’re a*s!” The “Orange” trickster getting caught b.) “The childish and schizophrenic crashy:…
Read moreA Special Delivery Celebration
Today marks the 1st Anniversary of a “Special Delivery Celebration!”On Tuesday, June 19, 2007, a box of 20 books from my publisher, SLACK, Inc., arrived at our home. It was packed with the first copies of my What Color Is Your Brain? book. It’s hard to believe that one year ago today, I tuned my imaginary hearing aids up to their highest level in…
Read moreDouble Delight!
Below is my Guest Author Post that I was honored to write for my freind, Karen “Mother Earth” Hanrahan’s Blog.Caringrace by Sheila Glazov “Sheila Glazov, author, speaker, and educator entered my world passionately. I needed her example. Little did I know how much. It’s one thing to find a new friend; one who has similar ideas about expression, one…
Read moreGreen Wet Paint – Do Not Touch!
This is the 3rd Weekly Brain Color Clue for Resolving Conflicts.This week’s focus will on the Green Brainers. The symbol for the Green Brainers is a “Do Not Disiturb” sign. To avoid conflict with a Green Brainer respect and appreicate their need for privacy. When our Brain Color intensifies, compatibility can be problematic. Green Brainers are…
Read moreHappy Father’s Day!
This morning, our family began our Father’s Day celebration with a Skype phone call and web cam visit to our Glazov Gang in Sao Paulo. Our youngest son, Noah, granddaughter, Yasmin and daughter-in-law, Kelly, were preparing to travel to a Brazilian Cultural Festival. Brazilians do not celebrate Father’s Day, today. However, we all enjoyed seeing one another and celebrating long distance. Yasmin and…
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