Tag Archives: Relationships

First step, first word, first day of school, getting a driver's license, graduation day - these are huge milestones that every parent knows is coming and looks forward to celebrating. I don't want to ...

Words. Aren't they the most powerful tool on earth? I've been incredibly blessed with a circle of girlfriends in similar stages of life. We joined together and formed a monthly book club where we meet...

Money can be a really sensitive subject.  Our views about it are shaped by the way we were raised, the things we observe, our own experiences, and how much (or how little) we have.  It invok...

My three-year old son put a Gillette razor in his mouth the other day. A RAZOR. Weren't you watching your son?!?!? Yes. I watched him put the razor in his mouth. Sheer terror overcame me in those .04 ...

I consider myself to be a diligent mom, an attentive mom, and even a paranoid mom. And, even though that may be true...stuff still goes wrong. Some years back, my daughter became ill with a respirator...

Most divorces occur within the first year of having a baby. That’s what my doctor told me nearly five years ago, right after my first child was born.  Personally I think she made...

I don't know when I began this, but when my kids were small, I started leaving surprises for special holidays, at their places at the breakfast table. For example, they might wake up to a special Vale...

In the busy-ness of life, our joy is too often the first thing to go. "Recapturing Joy" is a series about holding on to joy before it disappears - and getting it back if it's already gone! It's so eas...

When I went into labor my house was clean. When I delivered my son into the world and waited anxiously to hear his little cry, all my laundry at home was folded and put away. When I brought our precio...

In the busy-ness of life, our joy is too often the first thing to go.  “Recapturing Joy” is a series about holding on to joy before it disappears - and getting it back if it’s a...