BrandiParsons8Apr 9, 20193 minHiraeth - A Welsh WordIt's no surprise that I have a love for new words from other cultures that mean something in one word that takes us several English words...
BrandiParsons8Apr 6, 20193 minSpeedy Freelancer: How to Write Faster - A ReviewIt's spring break. I am at an amusement park with my children and husband - much more their idea of fun than mine - but while my courage ...
BrandiParsons8Apr 4, 20192 minNon-swimmer to Swimmer - Part 2Almost anywhere you look on this blog, you can either find references to water or books. The two things I am most passionate about - book...
BrandiParsons8Apr 3, 20192 minNon-swimmer to Swimmer This afternoon I am meeting an adult - for the first time - who is a non-swimmer. According to our emails, he's not afraid of the water -...
BrandiParsons8Apr 1, 201910 min19 Connections to Gratitude for 2019It's nearly the end of the first quarter of 2019. It's a month later than I wanted to share my gratitude for a truly fabulous start to 20...
BrandiParsons8Mar 27, 20194 minThe Right Answer - A Book ReviewEventually I will finish my blog post and tell you all about my wonderful February. (For it being a month that I generally dislike--mostl...
BrandiParsons8Mar 19, 20191 minCourageCourage--it comes from the Latin word--Cor. Cor means "of the heart." Although the origin of the word is heart, over the years it has cha...
BrandiParsons8Mar 14, 20192 minThe Friendliest ChoreThere's always chores that need done. ALWAYS. One of my least favorites is grocery shopping. Add kids to grocery shopping and it makes it...
BrandiParsons8Mar 4, 20198 min30 Lessons from 30 FloatsI am one month and 25 days into my year of giving myself the gift of a year of self-love and one of the best gifts that I regularly give ...
BrandiParsons8Feb 18, 20191 minNot Even Bones - A Book ReviewNita is not just any young adult. She is an unnatural, sentenced to helping her mom sell body parts on the black market. When Nita is kid...
BrandiParsons8Feb 13, 20192 minBestie for Valentine'sIt's February. That means that when there's a bajillion snow days, I make Valentine's with my kids. My 8 year old, second grader, like ma...
BrandiParsons8Feb 9, 20192 minChameleon - A Book ReviewSometimes everything in my world aligns and I can sit down and read a book from start to finish without any interruptions. Sometimes it d...
BrandiParsons8Feb 9, 20191 minCupcakes--You Asked for ItI'm on my third glass of wine tonight. It's becoming more common for me to drink some wine this winter, after all, we had our 7th snow da...
BrandiParsons8Jan 31, 20192 minDoughnuts for Dad***This post contains affiliate links.*** During the deathly down low temperatures of the despicable winter weather, my children and I ha...
BrandiParsons8Jan 30, 20192 minBe Kind to the WaterWater is an amazing substance. It can be a solid, liquid, or gas, and yet its chemical properties are the same. It is always two parts hy...
BrandiParsons8Jan 26, 20191 minThe Purple Door District by Erin Casey - Book ReviewIn The Purple Door District by Erin Casey, the reader is introduced to a new parahuman world. In The Purple Door District, the reader mee...
BrandiParsons8Jan 23, 20192 minThe Sweetest Word in Any LanguageNombre. Nom. Jina. Naam. Pavadinimas. Nome. Me llamo. Je m'appelle. Niitwa. Sono chiamato. Aš vadinamas. Ik heet. It was the mid-nineties...
BrandiParsons8Jan 20, 20193 minIs the Water the Same?There was an amazing attribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. last at the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Cedar Rapids. I ho...
BrandiParsons8Jan 19, 20191 minThe Ones We Choose A Novel by Julie ClarkMy utmost admiration for another "before the sun rises" author, Julie Clark, in telling the story of Paige, a single mother - by choice, ...
BrandiParsons8Jan 17, 20193 minDeep WaterI've been listening to this voice. The one that says, "Live courageously. The water is sometimes raging, but live courageously anyways!" ...