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October 15, 2014
My Starbucks Name Is Leah
People often ask me how I chose the name Leah Vidal as my pen name when Red Circle Days was published. Well…it’s my Starbucks name and not because they purposely misspell Leonor. I got tired of the barista stuttering when my coffee was ready or worse yet, not even trying to attempt my name at […]
October 10, 2014
Photo Friday: NFL It’s Not
“The people you surround yourself with can either help build you or help break you. Choose wisely.” – JJ Watt
October 3, 2014
Photo Friday: Napa Valley
“[I]t is the wine that leads me on, the wild wine that sets the wisest man to sing at the top of his lungs, laugh like a fool – it drives the man to dancing… it even tempts him to blurt out stories better never told.” ― Homer, The Odyssey
October 1, 2014
Ten Things Of Thankful
Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. – Melody Beattie He was my introduction to so many things in life, my first in so many ways. He was my start line to events I never knew I wanted to experience, my cheerleader along the way, always […]
September 12, 2014
Photo Friday: Football Friday
PHOTO FRIDAY: FOOTBALL FRIDAY …because my only photography consists of Pop Warner football games lately.
September 8, 2014
Dear High School English Teacher, Don’t Kill My Buzz
I sat at the old worn oak table and nervously tapped my foot on the linoleum floor, stealing glances at my parents as they sat next to me obviously trying to hide their own anxiety. How many students had awaited the unknown in this very room through the years? How many parents accompanied their children, […]
August 27, 2014
How Team Sports Raise Champions
Check out my post, “How Team Sports Raise Champions” on Huffington Post today! http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5718055
August 19, 2014
Dear Mom, Can You Tell Me How You’ve Done It?
As human beings, we wonder what mark we will leave upon this world. As busy moms, we wonder if that’s even possible between changing diapers, meals and laundry, as our mom role takes up our waking moments as well as our sleeping ones. Today, I’m at Inspired By My Mom with a post I’ve shared […]
August 15, 2014
Wheels – Photo Friday
“Life is like a wheel. Sooner or later, it always comes around to where you started again.” – Stephen King When the wheels come down When the wheels touch ground And you feel like it’s all over There’s another round for you When the wheels come down - Foo […]
August 12, 2014
A Message to My Children on Their First Day of School
Some of you may have seen this post over in The Huffington Post this week. I thought I would share it on the blog for all of us who are gearing up for a new school year this week. I hope it’s a smooth transition for kids, parents, and teachers! Dear Olivia and Evan, As […]
