Letting our children grow up and make their own choices and be part of the decision making process can be scary for us as their parents. But it is just one step in allowing them to mature into adults. Overnight birthday parties for my daughter were commonplace when we lived in ... Read More
Things to Remember
What makes Your Soul Sing and Nurtures Your Heart?
Soul care can be a form of self-care. Make sure you carve out time to do what makes your soul sing. We all have things we enjoy dong. Things we dislike doing. And things that capture our full attention so that we lose track of time and emerge, when done, a calmer, more alive ... Read More
Will Life Ever Return to Normal?
Life is in a constant state of flux. We get used to being on vacation, and it's time to go home. We get used to summer, and here comes fall. Nothing stays the same with us, others, or life. We were lying in bed, darkness peeking through the window high above our bed. Succumbing to ... Read More
If You Give a Mom a Pie
What happens when you give a mom a pie? And there are more pieces than people? If you give a mom a pie, she will want to share it with her tribe. She'll cut it into pieces and start handing them out. And when a few more people show up and she is short a few pieces, she will cut the ... Read More
For the Love of Color
Following the rules of color, was boring. And then . . .it wasn't. I have grown to love color. Orange, raspberry, lime green, tomato red, mango yellow. But it hasn't always been like that. I would look, but not touch. Only in the past two decades, or so, did I start ... Read More
Guilty Before Questioned
None of us like being judged, condemned, and told what is wrong with us. Especially if we didn't ask for it. Nor does it feel good when the solution or diagnosis given is far from the truth. Has this happened to you? On older lady caught me after church, calling my name and tapping ... Read More
When Life Is Not Fair: 6 Things You Can Do About It
Believing that life is supposed to be "fair," can lead to disappointment and heartache. Life may not be fair, but here are 6 things we can do about it. Life is not fair. If my mom said it once, she said it a million times when I was growing up. We would whine, and she would ... Read More
The Power of a Slight Smile
The 10 benefits of a slight smile are powerful. And the opportunities to employ this technique are endless. Do you know the power of a smile? How it can change your day and the day of those you are smiling at? How it can lift your mood like a helium balloon floating skyward? Or ... Read More
