Christmas Podcast Episode #2

It's like brightly glazed earthen bowls by a glowing fire. It's clean windows and simple, beautiful food. A yellow kite flying in a blue sky. A curly dog, so happy to see you that he wags 'his whole self.' It's the steady, warm flame of a candle at dusk or a sky...

I know this goes without saying, but we live in a victim-minded culture! So sometimes it is hard to see things as they are. One thing that stands out to me over and over in the many situations I see playing out in the news, in my clients lives and in my own family is...

Dear Father in Heaven; I thank Thee for the opportunity to be acquainted with wonderful women, Lionesses who are an inspiration to me! I thank Thee for their goodness and their grit. For their exuberance and excellence. I am so grateful that they are here at this...

"The family is the building block of society. It is a nursery, a school, a hospital, a leisure place, a place of refuge and a place of rest. It encompasses the whole of society. It fashions our beliefs. It is the preparation for the rest of our life."  Margaret...

"Who travels for love finds a thousand miles not longer than one." When we consider our "why" for doing the challenging work of introspection, self-discipline and self-caring, isn't it mostly our love for those who depend on us, whose lives are impacted most by our...

I'm crazy about all things C.S. Lewis! And so I'm really excited to be starting the Narnia Code, a book by Michael Ward about the Chronicles of Narnia. Only a few pages in I came across a noteworthy quote for Lionesses! "Stories like Narnia deserve to be taken very...

If you are parenting, you are also mentoring. You're an adviser, counselor, guide and trainer. But does the use of the word mentor, in place of parent, change the feeling of your job a little? It does for me! Particularly now that my children are grown, the title of...

In his book, Seven Women and the Secret of Their Greatness, Eric Metaxas tells of the criticism that Mother Teresa received from people within and from without the church. Some thought that she should go after social structures at the heart of creating poverty, while...

Time to pull out all of the self-care tricks you know! The treadmill feels so good after stress. An Epsom salt bath is just the thing for tight muscles. A massage sometime soon would be quite helpful!. A quiet hour to read a book or write a letter of thanks would re-...

The new year, in her glory, is just around the corner! Here are a few questions to get ready for the energy surge the calendar flip can give you! Would you take just a few minutes in the next 24 hours to answer these--and if you want to really hold yourself...