My thanks go out to my fellow fierce girl Donna Wood for introducing me to a fabulous site called A Mighty Girl. A Mighty Girl bills itself as the world's largest collection of books and movies for parents, teachers, and others dedicated to raising smart, confident, and courageous girls. When I visited the site I [...]
Tag: Fierce Girls
Thank you to all my girls…
One of the greatest gifts I have received in this lifetime has been the gift of being surrounded by amazing women. Not perfect women, not famous women, not super women - real women - the kind of women that have not had flawless, pristine lives and immaculately kept houses. My women - indeed, my girls [...]
Holding up Marta Ybarra…
I have said it before and I will say it again - I am a fan of Fierce Girls. As such I must take the time today to hold up Marta Ybarra as an example of endurance, determination and hope. Tammy Swift wrote a great piece on Marta for The Forum. Tammy's story details Marta's [...]
Fierce…without retreat.
When I was in Bismarck I had an opportunity, albeit far too brief, to visit with my pal Mary Senger. Mary is Burleigh County's emergency manager. I don't get to see or visit with Mary often enough. She is my roomie at IAEM conferences, but that is only for a handful of days once a [...]
It became immediately clear that it was time for a revolution…
Facebook changed its profile format (again) recently. There was an option right after they unveiled the new format to switch over, but I was in no hurry to do so. After a few weeks of urging me to switch over like all my friends had the powers that be at Facebook just took it upon [...]
THE NEW FORTY 