Tag Archives: Relationships

One of my biggest goals as a mother is to make sure my children know and feel that they are loved, valued, and appreciated. I try to send them this message a number of ways, one of which is through pr...

As a Mom sometimes it is just so hard to admit that you are broken.  Heart broken, spirit broken (okay, or maybe an emotional basket case!). This Mom job we have is tough.  We ha...

Have you been bullied? This is the cause of so much pain in our world, and I am here to put an end to it. That is why I wrote the book Bully Proofing You: Improving Confidence and Personal Value from ...

Last week I made an important confession to you: I am a power freak. And, I think you should be too. I’m going to be perfectly honest with you...the reason I NEED the Power of the Hol...

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 ...