Christmas Podcast Episode #2

What warms you and makes you feel loved? A cup of peppermint tea at bedtime? A warm bath? How about a little sleepy head next to you listening to a picture book as you read? An "I love you," and "thanks"? How about warm socks and a good book in a comfy chair? Is it...

Can you remember when you were little and it was getting close to Christmastime or your birthday? I remember that I would start thinking about the upcoming celebration more and more as it got closer. I was preoccupied at times with wondering what the present under the...

Do you ever drive yourself crazy, like I do at times, wanting to make sure that you are doing what you are meant to do here? I guess maybe a preface is in order. I really believe that we are each here for a reason. And that we each have a role to fill in making the...

I've heard people comment that saying declarations is too hard because they can't get over the fact that what they are saying isn't true. I can feel for that confusion. It is an act of faith and really a mental hurdle, to speak of things in the present tense, when...

Recently, a dear friend told me a story about a difficult time in her life and a prayer that was answered. She said she was having a very challenging health problem that was causing her constant  pain to the point of anguish. She had done all that she and her doctors...

We're trying to train a dog at our house. Holy cow, what a humble learning curve we're on! Some years ago I read a book for a class (I believe it was a behavioral psychology class) called Don't Shoot The Dog by Karen Pryor. Then somewhere in our last move, I strangely...

Do you get your hair done at a salon? Or your nails or eyelashes or anything else? I have gone to salons on occasion and some are awesome, but I've found that I prefer to get some of those things done at home. So, on occasion we mothers and daughters or girlfriends do...

Compelling. Compulsive. Not able to be resisted. Irresistible urge that goes against one's conscious wishes. Can anyone relate to this issue? Geneen Roth, the guru of eating disorders, says this: "I tell them that if compulsive eating is anything, it's a way to leave...

Do you ever feel that you are pushing toward a finish line that doesn't exist? Flying about in a hurry, hustling and bustling from one task to the next, zig-zagging and multi-tasking until you forget where your flight began and where it was supposed to end? As women,...

For those of you who are experiencing winter right now, and if you are challenged by the cold as I am, hang on, spring is right around the corner! But before it gets here, and the out-of-doors is calling your name, what indoor projects could use your attention? Are...