If you’re striving to create your best life – to live a little calmer, to take care of your health, and to leave some space in your life for sensuality and intimacy – you may find yourself in frequent conflict with your family’s schedule. You know, the dozens of jobs, [continue reading]
Slow Things Down and Shake Things Up This Summer
Summer should be a time to relax, slow down, try new things, and enjoy a bit of fun. The reality for most women, however, is that summer looks very much like the rest of the year. With the exception of (maybe) a week of vacation, it’s go, go, go [continue reading]
6 Quick and Healthy Family Meals
One of the hardest things about feeding your family well is the time it takes to prep and cook healthy family meals. On busy evenings, when you’re pulled in a dozen different directions, it’s oh so tempting to rely on processed foods or fast food. Believe me, I know that [continue reading]
Finding Joy in the Chaos of Christmas
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]
You Probably Need More Sleep – Healthy Living Tip of the Week
Did you answer the 6 questions I asked about your health last week? If so, the odds are good that you answered “no” to “Do you get enough sleep?” Most busy wives and moms need more sleep, so if you don’t get enough you’re in good company. Although it’s not [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]