7 tips on being a better listener
We all want to be listened to. We all want to be heard. It's a good feeling when someone truly listens to you, isn't it? You know it because they…
We all want to be listened to. We all want to be heard. It's a good feeling when someone truly listens to you, isn't it? You know it because they…
There are people who are literally on the roof, toes over the edge, leaning into the wind, about to take the fall and end it all. They are paralyzed by…
If you’re the parent of an upper elementary or middle school student, your child is most likely either a bookworm or a reluctant reader. If your child loves to read,…
Being a momma is the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I know it comes naturally for some people but it does not for me. I was conditioned early in life…
I decided to try out a new nail salon this weekend. When I arrived, I checked in at the front desk, and the receptionist led me to the color bar…
While the term date night initially conjures up images of romance, flowers, and chocolate, it doesn't always need to be those things. Taking the opportunity to go on dates -…
When my kids were younger, I used to get a sinking feeling whenever I thought ahead to the college years. I’d be gripped with the desire to pause time, to…
Toddlers spend their days soaking in everything about their little worlds. They wake up happy because life is new and exciting to them. You have a wonderful opportunity to introduce…
Yesterday morning, I sat in a local doctor’s office with my son. He was getting his pinky finger examined as we thought it might be broken from a recent dodgeball…
All the parenting books in all the world can’t prepare you for the emotions that rise up when your child screams at you, slams the door, and yells, “I don’t…
I was going through some of my photos on my phone and came across a video I made on the day that my husband came home after 10 1/2 years…
How in the world did you forgive the people who raped you? How in the world did you forgive your father for killing your mother? How did you forgive…