Crisis Management: Finding Peace Through the Chaos

A few weeks back I made a frantic phone call to a friend.  This friendship is in its beginning phases so I hesitated at first. ...

10 December, 2018

Give Thanks and Be Joyful

I was listening to a radio talk show with a well-known chef. He was discussing the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday and asked callers to share their...

13 November, 2017

Date Night Fright

With all the hoopla surrounding Halloween, it’s important to take a step back and make sure we are also giving attention to the grown-up aspects...

30 October, 2017

Finding Beauty in the Season

For some reason the moment I think I have the holiday season under control, that is the exact moment an influx of more things to...

05 December, 2016

Tis the Season

It's that time of year again.  We are all crazed with endless holiday obligations.  There's so much to remember in addition to our regular commitments,...

15 December, 2015

Positively Resolved

In a recent meeting I attended, a colleague asked me about my boys.  I felt lit up from the inside as I talked about their...

29 December, 2014

The Greatest Gift

  In case you might have forgotten, you are awesome.  You read that right…you are awesome. How do I know this?  All I have to do...

22 December, 2014

Do You Believe?

How do you handle the Santa situation?  When is a good time to tell your kids the 'truth'?  If Santa isn't applicable to your household,...

11 December, 2014

Perfectly Thankful

  This is time of year that again and again we are reminded to be thankful.  We should make gratitude lists, create thankful-based art projects for...

24 November, 2014

A Less Scary Halloween

At first, with Halloween fast approaching, I thought giving some safety guidelines would be helpful.  The more I thought about it, guidelines aren't really needed....

23 October, 2014