tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142945245097769352024-03-13T14:39:48.014-07:00I'm Every WomanWe are all going through something. The most important thing to remember is you are not alone in this.Jennifer Texadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10179546128614599697noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14294524509776935.post-57549193797747104902009-04-08T19:28:00.000-07:002009-04-08T19:32:52.306-07:00What I know: Parenting - ExposureBy Jennifer TexadaI am going to do things a little different this time. I have moved the blog to a new locationhttp://i2ameverywoman.wordpress.com/So here are the first few paragraphs of the the most recent post. Click the link at the end to read the entire post.For the last few days of spring break I took my girls out to the Lake Livingston National Park in Livingston Texas to go camping. Yes Jennifer Texadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10179546128614599697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14294524509776935.post-89956906550113166712009-03-04T18:51:00.000-08:002009-03-04T19:45:52.019-08:00What I Know About: Action + PassionIn the current economic climate a great deal of impact is placed on what we make and how we stay afloat however there is more to life than that. If you are accountant, a receptionist or waitress your passions might not be fulfilled in the same place where you earn your paycheck.I have a friend who knows how to turn her passion into action. . .She is one of the most interesting and talented Jennifer Texadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10179546128614599697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14294524509776935.post-52890349157534189682009-02-04T13:29:00.000-08:002009-02-05T14:07:51.755-08:00What I Know About: Eliminating the Negative♪ You gotta "accentuate the positive... and ♫ ♪eliminate the negative"♪ that is how that old song goes right? That Johnny Mercer must be some kind of genius!As usual's my phone has been ringing off the hook and my e-mail box is filled with friends that are pissed of about one thing or another. They are calling me crying, or cussing people out. Por Que dear friends? This is all for not! The Jennifer Texadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10179546128614599697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14294524509776935.post-394708504820328972009-01-16T09:57:00.000-08:002009-01-26T12:52:14.110-08:00What I Know About: LegacyAlmost every decision I have made since the day learned that I was pregnant with my oldest child has been based on what was best for her, and her future.When I saw that President Obama wrote to his daughters, I was so touched. It reminded me of the letters I wrote to my daughters when I was pregnant with them, and it reminded me of why do what I do every day. His letter made me think about what Jennifer Texadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10179546128614599697noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14294524509776935.post-3386223667450980092009-01-08T09:25:00.000-08:002009-01-08T09:25:02.229-08:00What I know About: Your Place in My LifeI hear from husbands all the time that they wish that their wife was their "best friend". In the case of my best friend her husband, although we are also friends gets a bit jealous of our relationship. He often wishes that she would tell him all of the things that she tells me, or our other friend that she talks to all of the time.Her answer to this was that "They are my best friends...You are myJennifer Texadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10179546128614599697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14294524509776935.post-78124937625311735182008-12-31T08:08:00.000-08:002008-12-31T08:16:51.791-08:00What I Know About: Writing New Years Blog PostsAround this time of year I usually write a post about what I am going to do next year. I can say usually because this is the third New Years post I have written for I’m Every Woman… Where has the time gone!It has been a stellar year for me. It has been the kind of year that would have played well on a reality show. Full of ups and downs… elation and sadness… surprises and just plain weirdness.So Jennifer Texadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10179546128614599697noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14294524509776935.post-23119894640798944942008-12-30T07:45:00.000-08:002009-02-05T14:09:32.615-08:00What I know About: Standing Up for YouI used to be one of these people who would hold my tongue to keep the peace. I thought it was soooooooo Christian to let things slide. After so many years of doing that I finally exploded and decided that the best way of dealing with negativity is to weed it out of my life. As soon as I saw it coming my way I just headed in the other direction. I cut myself off from anyone who caused me undue Jennifer Texadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10179546128614599697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14294524509776935.post-81574459702276502072008-12-15T11:22:00.000-08:002008-12-15T11:22:00.857-08:00What I Know About: Christmas Gifts for ChildrenAs a child I always thought I had great Christmas mornings! I got a mix of gifts from underwear and socks to the latest baby doll, or board game. I admit I was fortunate, I never remember a Christmas morning where I did not wake my brothers and run out to the living room to see a sea of gifts overflowing abundantly from beneath the tree. Every year I gave my list to my mother to "mail to Santa" Jennifer Texadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10179546128614599697noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14294524509776935.post-74691097803833734382008-11-30T09:51:00.000-08:002008-12-31T08:55:43.195-08:00What I Know About: Greener GrassI don't know about your mother and grandmother, but every time I got to the point where I started to envy what someone else had versus what I had they said "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence". I always remember thinking "Well what the hell does that mean?"Does it mean you are going to get me the thing I want or not? I eventually came to understand that it meant no I was Jennifer Texadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10179546128614599697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14294524509776935.post-64789753612230599622008-10-30T19:45:00.000-07:002008-10-30T20:08:01.333-07:00What I know about: "Good Enough"In my life it seems to be the season of work and career. I have been doing alot of speaking and training in my area of knowledge. I am in the middle of performance review season, and even , my friends have begun to step up and take on more responsibly in their careers or career aspirations, and have come to me for support and advice.Today I spent some time ( 9 hrs) In a process improvement Jennifer Texadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10179546128614599697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14294524509776935.post-59132774787521446292008-09-30T12:20:00.000-07:002008-10-07T09:11:05.412-07:00What I know about: Getting out of a Bad SituationI do not subscribe to going when the going gets tough but I do think that you should not let you health, sanity and well being be put in jeopardy. I know there are reasons why we convince ourselves to stay in bad situations, but the reasons are generally based on short term thinking.Today I have two friends in situations that warrant an escape plan. One is in a marriage that has been on a steady Jennifer Texadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10179546128614599697noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14294524509776935.post-58529273046084938702008-09-25T11:02:00.000-07:002008-09-30T12:48:21.472-07:00What I Think: LoveLoveBy: Mia Black6/20/08I love you. I love going to the movies. I love reading. I love music. I love food. I love writing. For everything that I love, I've forgotten to love me. I've forgotten to take care of me. I forgotten to make me happy. I've forgotten to find comfort within myself. I think I may have even lost me. But the comfort that I have found is that I have not lost the desire to findMLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03566884622456050641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14294524509776935.post-35158010946517254242008-08-12T08:22:00.000-07:002008-08-12T08:47:13.243-07:00What I know about: Bottling it UpNice title right... Quite contradictory to my regular posts of hope and vision. But here in my era of honesty I have a point to make.I have been angry for the past couple of weeks, sometimes just mad for no reason at all. I recognize the anger as unproductive, baseless, and probably manageable if I just took the time to manage it.. but I haven't. I have been pushing back every time I am pushed, Jennifer Texadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10179546128614599697noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14294524509776935.post-53679653690078209262008-06-18T13:47:00.000-07:002008-06-18T15:27:16.223-07:00What I Know About: Re-discovering YourselfBy Jennifer TexadaA friend called me a few weeks ago crying (again) complaining (again) about something that the "Him" in her life had done. In the middle of the conversation she mentioned that she was tired of everything in her life being about "Him". She felt like she was becoming one of "those women" who's whole life and happiness revolved around her guy. I guess that is fine for trophy wives Jennifer Texadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10179546128614599697noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14294524509776935.post-88831280058301812802008-05-27T13:00:00.000-07:002008-05-27T13:01:48.781-07:00Psalms 118:24 Illustrated in SongJennifer Texadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10179546128614599697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14294524509776935.post-68531795176904000812008-05-15T12:49:00.000-07:002008-05-15T13:28:09.202-07:00The Long HaulThe Long Haul5/15/08By: Mia L. BlackWhen you first meet someone, the game is on. You say everything they want to hear and they do everything you want them to do. You spend hours on the phone and all of your free time with this person. Everything is going great, until….WHAMMO!....your first fight. Then everything bad that has ever happened to you in a relationship comes gushing forward and MLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03566884622456050641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14294524509776935.post-23387730515448903112008-05-14T11:53:00.001-07:002008-05-14T11:59:47.136-07:00What I Know: About Following my Own AdviceBy: Jennifer TexadaAs you all are so painfully aware I dish out tons of advice. I have been through lots of stuff in my life and have learned some tough lessons, it would be wrong for me to not share what I know. Right? However in the last few days I have been faced with the ghosts of my own advice. Right in the midst of trying to get people to hear me, and follow God, and not make the same Jennifer Texadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10179546128614599697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14294524509776935.post-11407968433395912572008-05-01T15:09:00.001-07:002008-05-02T12:55:40.539-07:00What I know about: Pooing or Getting off the PotBy Jennifer TexadaI would like to tell you the story of the little wifey who cried fowl! Every 6 months her hubby would do something that was so much fun for him but she did not like it at all. When she found out what he did she began to shot "FOWL" you are a bad bad man and I don't like you. If you do that again I will go away and never ever come back. She yelled so loud that the children and Jennifer Texadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10179546128614599697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14294524509776935.post-80905620524433599302008-04-09T10:00:00.001-07:002008-04-09T13:00:37.332-07:00What I've Learned: Lessons from a bigotBy. Jennifer Texada Got into another heated debate with a single man that will remain nameless, about women and how he feels about us in general. His perspective goes something like this. “Every time something bad in my life has happened a woman has been in the room.” He went on to include gems like "Women never do anything for you, they are only out to use men."He ended that sentence with “Jennifer Texadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10179546128614599697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14294524509776935.post-81014131866358331572008-04-07T10:15:00.000-07:002008-04-09T10:52:49.565-07:00I think: No Passing the BuckNo Passing the BuckBy: Mia Black4/7/08As my husband and I rode in this morning, we listened to talk radio. This morning’s topic was, “Is the School System Failing Black Boys?” They were speaking of elementary age boys from about the second to the fourth grade. It went about 50/50. Those that supported the fact that it’s the school’s fault that the kids aren’t learning or reaching their full MLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03566884622456050641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14294524509776935.post-91162493797622108192008-03-31T11:39:00.000-07:002008-04-09T10:53:07.165-07:00Buddies?Buddies?By: Mia Black3/31/08Where have all the adults gone? I ask this question after speaking with my husband about the teachers of today. It may sound a bit old fashion, but I remember my teacher wearing a skirt or loose fitting “slacks”, short-cut hair or pulled back or up, some make-up, and at least twenty to thirty year difference in age. Never did my teacher dress like me or talk like meMLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03566884622456050641noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14294524509776935.post-57579625162619783222008-03-14T08:37:00.000-07:002008-04-09T10:53:25.685-07:00I Think: Opting Back InOpting Back InBy: Mia Black3/14/07The old age question for the working woman has come into my life once again: How do you find the balance between family and work? I've come to believe there is no perfect balance. There is a definite choice; one or the other is going to come first. Well about six years ago, I made a choice. I put my daughter first. She was my first born and she changed my MLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03566884622456050641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14294524509776935.post-83724200454876013572008-02-27T19:28:00.001-08:002008-04-09T10:53:47.338-07:00What I know: About Raising a Child with DiciplineBy Jennifer TexadaIt is not my intention to brag when I say that I have a great kid, despite the fact that she is a teenager. She is smart, articulate confident and generally well behaved. I am genuinely proud of the young lady that she is. She did not get that way by accident. She has a parent.I was barley 22 years old and fresh out of undergrad when she burst into my life. It was my intention Jennifer Texadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10179546128614599697noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14294524509776935.post-666545267730227032008-02-27T08:03:00.000-08:002008-04-09T11:02:51.635-07:00I Think: The End of Discipline as We Know ItThe End of Discipline as We Know ItBy: Mia Black2/27/08As a week goes by and a family drifts further apart, I feel compelled to bring the issue to the table. It all comes down to discipline. That is really the issue that has a family not talking. As an outsider, it puzzles me because it is still being brought up a week later. What is being brought up? My friend’s daughter found her teenage MLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03566884622456050641noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14294524509776935.post-28119421874853218122008-01-17T09:37:00.000-08:002008-04-09T10:57:19.077-07:00I Think: Resolutions For a Lifetime, Not a YearResolutions For a Lifetime, Not a YearBy: Mia Black1/17/08As I step into this year and put the lock on last year, I have been careful when I speak of my resolutions. These past two years, I have made sure that they are changes that will bring a new me, not a temporary me. My "diet" is not diet by the traditional diet standards. It just involves more vegetables, water, and less sweets. I pray thatMLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03566884622456050641noreply@blogger.com0