Tag Archives: Relationships

Four years ago I made a New Year’s resolution. Normally I’m not very good at them, but this one stuck.  For the entirety of 2011 I was going to bake all of my bread from sc...

I hope that you had a very Merry Christmas! The tinsel and paper is strewn everywhere and the hustle and bustle is now over.   As we head into the New Year with new challenges and blessings ...

Today is Christmas! One of my favorite things is hearing what traditions others have on this holiday. We always ate Chinese food on Christmas Eve and I never even thought that it was odd at all. ...

It all started with Martha Stewart (as all good stories do).  Many years back, Martha had a darling small tree with gingerbread men hanging on it in her magazine.  The cookies were simply de...

What do I say when someone attacks me verbally? How can I stand up for myself without putting them down? How can I turn a bullying incidence into a learning experience? So far you have learne...

Out came the Christmas decorations.  Tree.  Lights.  Ornaments.  Nativity.  Our little one was enamored with all the shiny new additions to our home.  At the time he was ...

I am a creature of habit, and most nights my routine was the same: read, turn off my lamp, pray, feel alone, pray again, wait, resign, and eventually float off to a restless sleep. My twin-...

We tucked the kids in and then I grabbed my notebook, our December calendar and a pen. I plopped down under the tree and started writing out our week, day by day with a page for each one. Up and down ...

What do I do when my child is being bullied? How do I protect them when I’m not around? How do I build a bubble of love, kindness, and protection so I don’t have to worry as much? ...

This year our pocket books are super tight, we are having a family struggle and today is the anniversary of my little sister’s death 13 years ago.  Christmas time is such a joyou...