Musings on Marriage

Apr 1, 2015 | Relationships | 1 comment

A few weeks ago my husband and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary.  If you know us well, you may be saying to yourself, “It’s a miracle.”  Honestly, you wouldn’t be too far off.  Marriage certainly hasn’t been a straight path to...

Getting out of the Doom Loop; The 4th Secret to Leadership of Your Life

Mar 19, 2015 | Relationships

Here’s what the doom loop looks like; you get to work and your normally friendly boss doesn’t say hi to you.  You are sure that they don’t like you anymore so you go to your office and obsess about it all day.  Your good friend hasn’t returned...

Accept or Leave – Those are the Only Good Choices

Nov 1, 2014 | Relationships

There Are a Lot of Unhappy Relationships Out There Based on statistics and what I hear from others, there are a lot of unhappy relationships out there.  Half of us get divorced and it seems like a big chunk of the other half isn’t very happy.  So what’s...

Back Off Mom! Are Your Fears Making Your Kid Afraid?

Oct 15, 2014 | Parenting | 2 comments

The constant harping to “be careful” is making our children afraid of everything. I recently sent one of my children off to college and my other two off to high school. If the news is any indication of the state of the world, I should probably be terrified...

The Fall of my Heart

Oct 9, 2014 | Parenting

Melancholy at the Passing of Time Since my children started school, fall has held very mixed feelings for me.  I love the change of seasons, I like the schedule of the school year, yet I often get melancholy at the passing of time and the limited time I get with my...

3 Reasons You’re An Unhappy Parent – And What You Can Do About It

Aug 21, 2014 | Parenting

Enjoy your children — don’t smother them. Parenting is hard work, but sometimes I think we make it even harder on ourselves. This can lead to unhappy parents, stressed out families and you being unable to enjoy your children’s great moments. Here are a few...