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I am sitting here in awe of a very real feeling I am having. It’s weird, really. I am getting my empty nest groove on. I was feeling...

Let him have cherished aspirations, ambitions, or ideals. I was recently asked what my dreams were when I were a kid. I froze, and...

Hello moms and dads out there! If I could I would call out each of your personal names instead, because after being mom for 21 years to...

I am simply asking you to evaluate. The first step in making anything happen effectively is to observe and evaluate. Isn’t it true that...

I sit here thinking of all the wonderful friends I have, or have had along the way and I can’t help but feel like there is this nagging...

What exactly does it mean to date? I looked up and found many definitions for the words date and dating. Besides the definition that...

The 5 Love Languages is so valuable. Not only is it valuable to know the love language that fills your spouses love tank, it is also...

Raising kids is the hardest job I have ever had. When I look back at the 21 years of raising my three kids I am amazed how hard it was at...

You probably have heard of helicopter parenting, but have you heard of elevator parenting? Probably not because I just coined the phrase....

Happy New Year to you parents out there! “New year, new you” news reports, podcasts, blogs and exercise and food plans are everywhere!...

We live in a cruel world. A world full of strong opinions, heavy words written or spoken to one another, horrific senseless shootings,...

Parents, let’s talk about chaos! Recently, I responded to a facebook post that I read on a parent page that shows just how we respond to...

On the heels of our “Putting it into Gear” podcast, I sit and reflect about my parenting. How many times I thought up ideas that would be...