Tag Archives: Relationships

This morning, on my drive to work, I had SPIRIT 105.3 on as usual. Sometimes it falls into the background as I talk to my son during the morning commute, but suddenly it snapped back into the forefron...

I spend a fair amount of time poking fun at our family's dinnertime chaos on social media. It can get pretty ridiculous. And to be honest, we don't really do anything to stop it. ...

Beyond things like great benefits, what are the top things you value in a workplace? For me it’s things like trust, care, flexibility and respect. I think I would be miserable in a job where my ...

Somehow my granddaughter has gotten it into her head that when her two year old brother turns three he will magically mature and listen to her five year old wisdom.  “Ooh,” she gripes...

I hide.   From people. And not like ‘hide and seek’. I’m not wanting to be sought.   I’m hiding with purpose an...

Take it from a somewhat-recovering-approval junkie. This working mama thing ain’t for sissies. Particularly for those of the approval seeker tribe. Like me. ...

That’s right. In the face of believing that kids need to do hard things and face challenges and learn how to press in, I’m one of those moms who makes things easy for my kids.&#...

I slipped behind the steering wheel and sighed.  I glanced at the back seat littered with cheerios, granola bar wrappers, crumpled old church bulletins, and miscellaneous Lego pieces. ...

We all want the very best for our children, but it’s impossible to do everything right all the time.  Admitting that is freeing – and it’s also encouraging to other moms in the ...

I recently heard a quote about a guy claiming he could walk into a restaurant and tell you within minutes who was married and who wasn’t by which couples were talking and which weren’t.&#x...