by Jackie Bledsoe | Aug 12, 2012 | MentoRING, Raising Kids
Today is the last day of the 2012 London Olympics. We have been treated to a wonderful 2 weeks of athletic competition, “Hollywood” like story lines, and overall good entertainment. Have you ever wondered what happens to the athletes after the Olympics...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Aug 9, 2012 | MentoRING, Raising Kids
Are you tired of the Olympics yet? Not me, maybe tired of NBC only playing select sports on it’s non-cable channels, but other than that it has been awesome to watch with my family and has been very inspiring. Although all of the Olympic athletes and their...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Aug 7, 2012 | Money, PerseveRING, Raising Kids
The Olympics are at the midpoint and you have probably enjoyed watching the athletes compete, while learning about some of their personal lives. Last week, in part one of this series on Raising an Olympian I shared the story of Gabby Douglas moving away from home to...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Aug 3, 2012 | Dating, DiscoveRING
It’s Friday and that means my friend Shawn Snyder, from The Odd Couple Blog, and I are teaming up on our weekly marriage blog. Shawn will share her thoughts (in green) on the topic through the eyes of a woman/wife, and I’ll share mine (in blue) through the eyes of a...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Aug 2, 2012 | MentoRING, Raising Kids
I came across this video the other day on one of my favorite sites. The video is one in a series of videos done by Proctor & Gamble, and posted on their YouTube channel. It is an amazing story of Olympic Gold Medal Gymnast Gabby Douglas. Finding the passions of...