It's that time again--summer break! All kids are cheering, and many moms are panicking! "What will we do with them all summer?" "How can we prevent the 'I'm bored's?" And how do we keep our own personal growth and development going, and our children's, even...
It's been many years since my youngest sister died, and almost ten since my closest sister died. It's been years since my two grandfathers died, since my one aunt died, since my many grandparents-in-law died, and 8 years since my precious father-in-law died. It's been...
So, did you do it? Did you set New Year's resolution s? Did you come up with a new vision, goals, or even a yearly theme like I do? If so, I have an important question for you: What is going to make you stick with and achieve...
It's Christmas time again, and that means decorations, lights, gifts, parties, and for most of us, stress. But is this what Christmas is really about? How often do we fail to remember the true meaning of Christmas--the loving--simply because we're caught up in the doing? Starting today,...
It's been over a year since I started "Motherhood Radio"--one year, two months, to be exact--and what a ride it has been! It's been an absolute delight meeting fabulous guests, sharing incredible products and ideas, and imparting "mom wisdom" from in-the-trenches moms who are getting it...
Years ago, when I was in graduate school, I wanted to see if I really could hear and follow my "conscience," my intuition, the Spirit, the whispers. So, I did an experiment. I decided that, for one week, I would listen extra carefully to that...
There’s something about January and another new year that gets my personal growth juices flowing. I just love the meaning of this time of year—the idea of hope and renewal, of a second (or fiftieth) chance, of the unrealized potential just waiting to be tapped...
Simplify. Don’t you love that word? That concept? I sure do. I love the idea of a simpler life. Simpler doesn’t mean simple or boring. No. For most of us, life will always be anything but that. To me, simplifying means to move from a “busy,...