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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 guilty because my 17 ...

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

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 three kids, I think ...

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 we want to effective...

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 sense of dread when I...

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

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 useful to parenting your...

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 times and how delic...

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

Happy New Year to you parents out there! “New year, new you” news reports, podcasts, blogs and exercise and food plans are everywhere! There’s no more magic ...

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

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 chaos. The group is ...

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 good experiences fo...