4 NOTES FROM THE PUBLISHER

9 NOTES FROM THE FRIDGE Operation Scrubs : The Making of a Nurse

12 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

14 BUBBLE OF QUIET CONFIDENCE : Leaving My Sensitive Zone for My Creative Zone

18 AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL My American Dream Story

22 MOMTREPRENEURS : 9 steps to Becoming a Successful Momtrepreneur

26 MAMA ' S ME TIME : Daily Rituals to Create Success

30 MY FAMILY ' S PIGGY BANK You Don ' t Know What You Don ' t Know

33 MAMAS BUILDING A BETTER WORLD

32 NANA ’ S & PAPA ' S WISDOM Advice for Students of All Ages

39 KITCHEN TABLE CONVERSATION : Sharing Gratitude - Food for Thought

42 WORDS HAVE POWER

44 COMING FULL CIRCLE Benefits of Boundaries in Caregiving

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