26th October 2009
With the holiday season fast approaching, time spent with family increases. Add this increased time with the addition of aunts, uncles, grandmas, grandpas and cousins, and you can have quite an interesting family dynamic. The more people you have involv...
02nd August 2009
Turn on the news and you’ll likely be bombarded with traumatic events and updates on the gloomy economy. Call up a friend and she might tell you her husband just lost his job, or a loved one was just diagnosed with cancer. Even in your own home, you m...
30th June 2009
Sometimes it seems the longer we live, the more clutter we accumulate. Life gets busy, our family grows, and so does the clutter. Some of us are good at stuffing it inside drawers, closets, basements and garages, making our homes look aesthetically orga...
13th May 2009
Moms have an almost Universal need to be and stay organized. With all the hats we wear, it is increasingly more important to stay on top of everything and maximize our efficiency. Without organization, we drop balls, forget about important activities, i...
25th March 2009
Fifteen years into my business career, I began to feel unfulfilled. Deep in my soul, I had a desire to make a difference in the lives of other people. Some people would argue that I was making a difference. I contributed to the success of an organizati...
03rd March 2009
It’s no secret that it takes two to create and maintain a healthy relationship. Although I would agree with this statement, I also know there is a lot one person can do to change the dynamics of any relationship. And since none of us have the power to...
17th January 2009
"You've got to be tough to do the big things in life like taking risks, admitting mistakes, and changing bad habits. You've got to be tough to do the little things like biting your tongue, waiting your turn and putting up with fools. Self-reliance and s...
08th January 2009
Moms today are running on empty. In the morning, we fill up on a quarter tank of coffee (or our equivalent gasoline), and then try and engage in activities that require a full tank. What happens when our fuel runs out? We get tired, irritable and just ...
01st December 2008
Extreme busyness is a chronic disease that afflicts many moms today. As a matter of fact, I was just listening to the One Month to Live DVD by Kerry and Chris Shook. They identified three passion busters. I’m not talking about sexual passion, althoug...
12th November 2008
The other day I was reading a blog post from a mom who had just returned home from a relaxing vacation. She felt refreshed and refueled for about one week. She was telling her readers that she needed a break, but felt guilty because she just had a vacat...
03rd November 2008
Which of the following situations send you over the edge? You ask your child to do something three times and he is still not listening. Your four year old is having a complete melt down over something you see as insignificant. You’ve had a long day a...
27th October 2008
Fast forward 20 years; your children might be 20, 25 or maybe even 35. It doesn’t really matter how old they are. What matters is whether or not they will learn the important family values that you wish to impart. Now I understand that, as mothers, w...
26th September 2008
When many of us think of self-care, we immediately think about all the things we should be doing for ourselves but aren’t. We remind ourselves we should exercise or start eating healthy. We might even think about getting out to enjoy a cup of coffee w...
22nd September 2008
The call came at 8:10 in the morning. “Mom, I forgot my baseball stuff in the car. Can you please bring it to me now?” My teenager had spent the night with his friend and inadvertently forgot to prepare himself for the baseball summer camp he was he...
24th August 2008
Many moms have a hard time learning the essential art of saying no. It is such a struggle that Mary M. Byers has devoted an entire book, “How to Say No and Live to Tell About It”, and has branded herself as “The No Queen”. Sometime between the a...
