Well, the Christmas season isn’t following the plan I laid out so neatly and carefully. My mother’s death, a year ago this week, is weighing heavily on me. The adopt-a-family project I’m coordinating at work has run into some roadblocks. The cabinet my husband is assembling is spread across the [continue reading]
3 Reasons to Create Marriage and Family Rituals
You probably know that rituals can help you, your husband, and your children connect and make memories together. But did you know that marriage and family rituals can help you focus on living the kind of calm, sane and purposeful life you really want? That they can help you slow [continue reading]
15 Minutes for Your Marriage – Healthy Marriage Tip of the Week
When your schedule gets crazy, your marriage can suffer. Children’s activities, church responsibilities, and community commitments – not to mention jobs, meals, laundry, and housework – can easily absorb all of your time and energy, leaving very little of either for your marriage. In fact, things can get so busy [continue reading]
6 Simple Questions to Ask About Your Health – Healthy Living Tip of the Week
The beginning of a new school year is a great time to take stock of your health and to think about changes you may want to make over the next 6-9 months. Even if you don’t have school-age children, the end of summer/beginning of fall provides a natural “stopping point” [continue reading]
Time for the Two of You – Simple Ways to Make Time for Your Marriage (free ebook)
Your life is busy, and it’s not likely to get less busy anytime soon. And maybe, like a lot of women, you wonder how all of that busyness is affecting your marriage. Between school and jobs and children’s activities and the house and the yard, it seems like your marriage [continue reading]
4 Ways to Stop Beating Yourself Up!
Here’s a small confession – I am not a crafty mom or a decorating mom. If you spend any time reading blogs or checking out Pinterest, you know that many, many women are crafty moms. Others have created beautiful homes that look like they belong in magazines. I am in [continue reading]