Learning Self-Love: 5 Tricks for Treating Yourself More Kindly Why is it so tricky to be kind to ourselves? I see it all the time, especially with women—we hold ourselves to impossible standards while cutting others slack, we carry around guilt and self-criticisms, and we fail to...
17 Secrets for Making Marriage Work (In Honor of our 17th Wedding Anniversary) I am honored today to host my very first guest collaborator—my husband, OJ. OJ and I met in college and just celebrated our 17th wedding anniversary on October 19th. We’ve been through some huge...
[caption id="attachment_1266" align="alignleft" width="300"] My sister, Shannon, and I at ages 3 and 4. I miss and love her dearly every day.[/caption] I love this picture of my sister, Shannon, and me. I have it in a frame in my living room. Only 16 months apart,...
[caption id="attachment_3484" align="alignleft" width="300"] Yes, my sons were making dorky faces on purpose, ruining an otherwise cute pic, but I still love these crazy kids. They sure do help me grow.[/caption] A little too often, I get to this point where I feel like I’m in...
Weather the Storms Together: 4 ways to Strengthen Families Through Times of Stress Family life is not easy. Sure, there may be some “calm” days, but most families face plenty of “stormy” days (or weeks, or months, or years) too. Whether through illness, divorce, death, job...