by Pam Hernandez | Apr 8, 2016 | Career, Children, Front Page, Generations, Mothers
“I so wish I could give my girls a more just world, but I know you’ll make it a better place.” Marmee to Meg and Jo in Little Women At more than one women’s gathering lately, I have heard Baby Boomer women lament that Millennial women don’t seem to appreciate the...
by Pam Hernandez | Apr 4, 2016 | Children, Fathers, Front Page, Mothers, self confidence
When my girls were young, one of their favorite books was The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch. The Paper Bag Princess. Quick storyline: Elizabeth, a beautiful princess, lives in a castle and wears fancy clothes. Just when she is about to marry Prince Ronald, a...
by Pam Hernandez | Feb 13, 2016 | Change, Children, Front Page, Mothers, Personal Growth, Well-being
Last night I spoke at a UNO women’s basketball game. It was their “Pink’d Out” night raising awareness of breast cancer. As a two-time survivor I was asked to speak along with another woman I met that evening, Ashlie. We were a study in contrasts. She is only 33, a...
by Pam Hernandez | May 9, 2015 | Career, Children, Front Page, Mothers, Personal Growth, self confidence
My mother is an inspiration for much of the work that I do today. This is my gift to her. Back in 1964, my family moved to Lincoln, NE from Grand Island Nebraska where my father was a teacher, administrator, coach, and my mother was a frustrated homemaker. The...
by Pam Hernandez | Apr 24, 2015 | Children, Front Page, Personal Growth, self confidence, Well-being
My daughter, Chelsea and I were looking at birthday cards the other day. She started laughing and handed me a picture of a sad little girl all dressed in pink. Underneath the picture, it said, “You have EXACTLY 30 seconds to produce a pony or this @!#$ing party is...
