July 18th, 2017546Jay's Galactic Expressions
Warning: Major Spoilers ahead for Spiderman: Homecoming!
Everywhere I look in our society today, I am bombarded by messages of “girl power.” Some are very positive, encouraging and empowering. Others leave me – a grown woman – with the proverbial “very bad feeling” about what my younger female...
February 14th, 20161139 “Truly wonderful, the mind of a child is.” – Jedi Master Yoda
When I found out that our local military base would be screening Star Wars Episodes IV-VI (for free!) one day last month before playing The Force Awakens that same evening, I immediately thought about taking my son.I just couldn’t say “no” to an...
June 14th, 20158231 "Truly wonderful, the mind of a child is." - Grandmaster Yoda
In my last post, I mentioned that characteristics and techniques we see modeled by the Jedi can be applied to modern parenting. With no children of their own, what can the Jedi of old possibly teach us? Is it possible to learn this power? (Chancellor, please don't...
September 28th, 20148158It may not be known to a lot of CWK readers and listeners, but right after Star Wars Weekends ended, my personal life went crazy. Out of nowhere and in the blink of an eye, our happy family of 3 grew by one as we added a foster child to our numbers. For the purpose of this blog, we will call her Ahsoka. Our new lil padawan is only 2...
