Our kids' elementary school uses the bucket concept from the book How Full is Your Bucket to explain how important it is that we continually build up Continue Reading
Hard is Hard is Hard
Last night I had the opportunity to speak with a group of parents of special needs children. I was able to share one of my favorite talks, "I Didn't Continue Reading
How Do We Fix Our Kids’ Gimmies?
Readers, will you help provide some answers? How do we fix our kids' Gimmies? As in, the constant desire to Give-Me This, and Give-Me That. I'm Continue Reading
Guiding Our Children Through Life’s Ugliness
One of my children is currently dealing with intense issues surrounding identity, life story, and relationships. There are parts of this child's Continue Reading
When You Feel Lonely In Your Calling
Perhaps you are caring for an aging or ill spouse, and this leaves you isolated. Maybe you have a special needs child and few of your friends Continue Reading
Why We Don’t “Forget” Who Is Adopted
Lately I've read of several different families who, like our family, have both biological children and adopted children. These families struggle with Continue Reading
Our First (Mostly) Clean Eating Thanksgiving
Would a family who is used to eating processed foods enjoy a Clean Eating Thanksgiving? Our family has embarked on a new clean eating lifestyle over Continue Reading
How to Help a Mom When Her Child is Raging in Public
For those of us who have parented children with emotional issues, whether through birth, adoption, or foster care, inevitably the time comes when we Continue Reading
“Mom, Do I Have Special Needs?”
How do we talk to our children about their special needs? How do we talk to our children about their special needs? At what age should we share what Continue Reading
A Healthy, Realistic Family Eating Plan
"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
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
How my Son’s Life-Threatening Condition Gave Me Freedom
Five years ago, I thought I was an expert about diets. A life-long calorie counter, Weight Watchers attendee, and portion controller, I figured I knew Continue Reading