Christmas Podcast Episode #2

Recently, I heard a young parent as a small child why they had just misbehaved.  I asked that question of my kids many times too.  It's just a reactive, what-are-you-thinking kind of question.  And is there a good answer for it?  Not usually.  Mostly a way to express...

Have you ever spoken with someone who said, "Uh huh," at all the right moments during a conversation, but you know that they aren't really listening to you?  It's that not-so-good feeling of being discreetly ignored or back-burnered.  Yes, I think that's a new word,...

There are times when we are not "present" with our kids.  Maybe we are trying to solve a difficult problem, maybe we are feeling depressed or anxious or we're tuned-in to a cell phone or maybe we're just overly busy.  I appreciate this study (see below) that was...

  A few declarations to consider adding to your list: I am divinely led. I am right where I need to be in my life's journey. It is safe to be me! I am loved and valued. I am creating the life I want. I am setting clear boundaries, kindly, gently, respectfully and...

Do you ever have days that feel crazy? And then when the pressure subsides a little, it's as if your vision clears-up and you can see the things that you've been ignoring in the hustle and hurry? Feeling the chaos of a given day may push us to move and get things...

When I was in middle school, the bus would drop me off about six blocks from home.  I loved being outside and I remember walking down the street, often whistling, trying to mimic the bird's songs.  The road we lived on was long as it left the city limits, where our...

I heard a most profound concept recently: "If you want the consequence, make the choice."

As women, we learn from watching other women.  It's a natural phenomenon.  And wonderful, because we can imitate what we see without a lot of effort. But there are some things that we need to make sure we don't imitate!  Those are the self-defeating, go-nowhere,...

Here's permission to stop and smell the roses...even before all the work is done! Because we all know that the work of running a household and raising children is never done.  Not on weekends, not on holidays.  It continues, even beyond here. So, we've got to get good...