7 Steps to Something New

Jan 1st, 2010 by Laurie in Practical Stuff
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Tim wrote this yesterday and put it out on The Blackthorn Project site to celebrate the New Year, and I had to share it here.  Even though he’s not a mom, he’s married to one and these steps are just good to have in our heads and hearts in the New Year.

Being a mom of 2 small children myself, I know that stepping out in something new right now can feel laughable. But, it’s good for us, isn’t it? And isn’t it good for our kids to see us working at something for ourselves? Doesn’t it model something valuable for them?

Click on the picture or follow this link to read it.

I’ve heard from a couple of my girlfriends about learning to play the piano, from another learning mandolin, for another it’s learning to sew, for another it’s starting her own blog. For me, the new thing this year is to continue conquering my fear of crafts–making hats and whatever else I think is cute. What’s yours?

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