"Does your family follow a healthy eating plan, too?" This question is often asked during the Q&A time when I speak to groups about my weight Continue Reading
Why My Son Does Not Have an iPhone
My First Grade Son Does Not Have an iPhone, or any phone at all. Nor does my Fifth Grade son. My first grade son does not have an iPhone because it Continue Reading
My Family Hates Exercise
There. I said it. My family hates exercise. It's embarrassing and politically incorrect to type that sentence, especially for me as someone who Continue Reading
Why Am I So Critical of My Husband and Children?
Good Morning Intentions I start the day with good intentions. The alarm goes off. I resist the urge to hit the snooze, roll out of bed and brush my Continue Reading
A Conversation About Forgiveness
The conversation came up at 7:30am over bowls of Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal. (I know, it's expensive junk food. Judge me if you will.) My Continue Reading
How to Teach Our Boys About Romance
Sweet lessons from my sons about how to teach our boys about romance. As You Wish My teen daughters and I have taken on the challenge of teaching Continue Reading
Answers: Should Kids Walk Home from School Alone?
Should kids in American today be allowed to walk home from school alone, or be allowed to play outside alone? If so, at what age is it considered Continue Reading
A Quick Fun Way to Show Some Love
Give Someone You Love a Heart Attack Today! A Quick, Fun Way to Show Some Love. The DIY HEART ATTACK is a GREAT way to show your husband or kids Continue Reading
Do You Let Your Kids Walk Home from School Alone?
This question came up in an online parenting group I occasionally read: "At what age would you allow your child to walk home 1 mile from school?" The Continue Reading
On Ironing Shirts and Other Formalities
A Morning Chore This morning I ironed 2 shirts, and it was rather enjoyable. One was mine and the other was Mike's. Both dress shirts, his a light Continue Reading
The To-do List for Relationships
One of the most popular Bible verses about love and relationships is 1Â Corinthians 13. If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have Continue Reading
When Your Adult Child Lets You Down
I watch my friend's hands tremble slightly as she grips the heavy mug of her Starbucks low-fat mocha latte. Her wedding ring still shines after more Continue Reading
