Tag Archives: Relationships
Fighting Fair in Front of the Kids
So, Michael and I never fight. Except, you know, every other Wednesday or so. And then sometimes on Mondays. With an occasional Tuesday thrown in. And a handful of Thursdays and Fridays. With the odd ...
Oct 02, 2020
I Know You Are Overwhelmed & Doing Your Best
Today, I am sitting across from you at the coffee shop with a warm latte; we are sipping and chatting. I am looking you in the eyes and telling you something important. This is something someone recen...
Aug 18, 2020
Dating as a Single Mom: When Should He Meet Your Child?
When dating as a single mom, the question of "When should he meet my child?" is the most stressful and conflicting part about finding your true soulmate. You meet a guy and he seems awesome, wonderful...
Feb 11, 2020
Dads Can Be Great Dance Teachers
"This is not my first dance," Leslie said. And then we walked into the boardroom to make one of the most important presentations of our careers. I was a mid-level manager at a Fortune 500 company and ...
Jan 24, 2020
Ways to Support Military Families {with Book Giveaway!}
Every military family has a unique story. With moving around every few years, no two families end up following the same path. In addition to moving, there is training, night shifts, deployments and ho...
Oct 13, 2019
To the Huggers of the World
MY HUSBAND: "Um, why did you hug the package guy?" A surprisingly large number of our conversations start with: "Why did you hug ..." (the store clerk, the lady at the gas station, the stranger on the...
Aug 07, 2019
40 Years After the Vows
In a few days, I will have been married for forty years. Forty Years! As I said to my granddaughter, "I'm not even close to being forty myself yet!" Her response was a very deadpan, "Yes you are, you'...
Jul 17, 2019
A Different Kind of Cleaning
I don't like housecleaning. And, I mean I really don't like it. If I had the money, I'd hire someone to do it for me and I would buy her a tiara and bake her cookies and treat her like the blessing sh...
May 28, 2019
A New Kind of Mom Tribe
So, here's what happened this week. I decided to write a blog about how moms need their own tribes and how hard it can be for introverts to build that tribe. Once I began to jot my thoughts down, I re...
May 20, 2019
What to Write in a Note of Encouragement
Ah, the lost art of the handwritten note. What power it holds!! Capable of inducing smiles on faces and encouragement in hearts, the handwritten note is a worthy ministry indeed. How is it then that t...
May 14, 2019