Improving my love of life…. through loving God, self and others
Guys.....if you're starting to feel some pressure from all the Valentine's Day ads but have no idea how to proceed, I think I can help. You have the universal question looming right now....what does she want from me? Okay, here we go.... 1. She doesn't want you to ask her what she wants. Ever. If you... Continue Reading →
You know the drill: there is a birthday in your house and child 1 receives all kinds of new treasures while the siblings look on with hungry eyes. How do you teach birthday-child-who-has-more-than-they-could-ever-want to share his new bounty? We had to institute a policy early on; the first day with the new treasure was just... Continue Reading →
Chad Bautch video There is a family in our community that is very special to me, my kids drive their son to school most mornings, he hangs out at our house whenever he can, his Mom is a treasure and his Dad is a rock. His Dad also has cystic fibrosis, has battled all his... Continue Reading →
I knew things weren't great in our marriage; in a lot of ways we were just in survival mode - the kids were 4, 2 and 6 months and we were in shock as to how much time and energy they pulled out of us each day. My guy was in a sales role at... Continue Reading →
As we were getting married, I looked around at all the other couples who were recently engaged. I remember thinking that if one of every two marriages end in divorce, who will fall? Out of the four sibling marriages within our two families, two would not make it, right? Everybody knows the statistic - 50% of all... Continue Reading →
Do you ever complain that your guy doesn't open up to you? I used to. We talked a great deal about daily life and I shared my feelings about every single thing, often feeling frustrated that he didn't seem very interested, and then irritated that he didn't share his own. I tried everything; I asked... Continue Reading →
Some dear friends have a son who is off-the-charts intelligent, just naturally gifted in multiple areas. I asked them how they kept him grounded over the years and they shared that when he was leaving each day for school, his parents would quote the saying, 'No one cares how much you know, until they know how much... Continue Reading →
It is that time again, the season to be thinking of all the ways to improve in life with New Year’s resolutions, when in reality maybe we need New Life resolutions. I don’t need lofty goals at the beginning of the year that... Continue Reading →
Laura became my friend about two and a half years ago, moving into our town with her guy and their four children. Like me, she is a corporate wife. This means that she has lived in numerous cities, and is adept at learning a new place and finding the right schools, church, doctor, dentist, hair salons and... Continue Reading →
Recently some old friends were in town for the weekend. It was a great visit and after we had discussed all the current events and gotten caught up on family news, one of my pals mentioned that she had never heard the whole story of how my guy and I met, dated and married, and... Continue Reading →
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