Consequences for tweens and teens are pivotal to raising responsible adults. And in order to have a HAPPY home, it is vital that your teens know you have consequences AND are willing to use them. Often parents feel overwhelmed, as teenagers push back on the boundaries during the teens years, believing that nothing works so there is no hope in trying. Well there is HOPE for raising disciplined teens, and there are an effective list of consequences for teenagers that truly work. [Read more…]
A Mom’s Guide to Supporting a Teen with Teen Depression
As a mom, there is something heart wrenching when you realize your kid is struggling and you can’t fix it. The challenges and pain your teen is feeling is very different from anything you have faced before because their inner conflict and depression is not going to resolve itself in a week. How do you walk with your child through the long haul as they struggle with teen depression? How do you help and comfort when your kid is hurting? [Read more…]
15 Simple Personal Development Goals for Beginners
Personal Growth is about following through in your life, showing up for yourself and making decisions based on an awareness of your emotional health and not just feelings. So how do you develop a life like this if perhaps personal development is new to you, or you have never seen it modeled. Fortunately, even big growth all starts with SMALL changes. Choose from these 15 simple personal development goals for beginners. Begin creating an emotionally vibrant home for yourself and your family today!
10 Brilliant Spring Break Ideas for Teens
The teen years are racing by so I know as parents we want to help our teens make the most of their spring breaks. Here is a list of brilliant spring break ideas to choose from to make spring break fun but also productive and inspiring. A little bit of planning during spring break can also make future summer and college plans less intimidating and more exciting! [Read more…]
8 Steps Smart Moms Know on Making a Personal Growth Plan
Two major moments in my life revealed to me how vital personal growth is for moms. One was when I was 25 and found myself a single parent which I share about here. The other moment was during our boys’ tween years. I began to realize that my kids were outwardly displaying some of my inner struggles. It’s one thing when your kids repeat a bad saying you have and quite another when you see your kids acting out your own thoughts and attitudes. I knew that the healthier I was emotionally, the better shot my children had at emotional healthiness! So we are going to walk through the steps to developing a personal growth plan. You will then have a workable schematic that you can adapt and reuse for many areas in your life to bring wholeness and emotional health! Ready? [Read more…]
My Blind Date Success that Ended in True Love
Tucked into bed for the night, I was just trying to wind my mind down when the phone rang. I grabbed the phone next to my bed worried something was wrong only to find my next door neighbor at the other end. Tammy, also a good friend, who is normally calm and serene, quickly told me in no uncertain terms that I had better get back up and tell her what happened. I thought I would have a night to think on my blind date adventure, but she was having none of it. Still not certain if it was a blind date success or blind date horror story, I knew I had better dish on the details. [Read more…]
Heart Attack Symptoms in Women and How I Survived 3 Heart Attacks
There was this brief moment where I felt like I was floating…and then it hit me. A strong crushing feeling overcame me, and I suddenly felt like I couldn’t breathe. My chest hurt, as if I was having a contraction in the center of my chest. I helplessly sank off the couch, in pain and confusion as to what was happening. I was 35. The last thing on my mind was that I was having a heart attack. That day began a 7 year medical journey that started with surviving a heart attack. As February 1st is Go Red for Women, we are talking about heart health for women. I want to share about heart attack symptoms in women and how I survived 3 heart attacks, finally finding a medical diagnosis. [Read more…]
10 Memorable Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Your Daughter
In my mid twenties, I suddenly woke up to the fact that I didn’t have to WAIT on someone else to bring me something on Valentine’s Day so I could have a HAPPY Valentine’s Day. I could do this for myself. This is something that I greatly desire to teach my daughter. Such a fun day as Valentine’s Day should be celebrated and enjoyed by everyone. We can show our tween and teen daughters how to remain excited about future possibilities (of meeting Mr. Right:) while still being intentional today! Here are 10 memorable ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day with your daughter. Let’s have fun making memories with your daughters, with these Valentine’s Day ideas, as we demonstrate how to show love to others and care for ourselves! [Read more…]
Choosing a Focus Word for 2019
Fresh year and a fresh start. As we step into 2019, I am more aware of the time involved with adding a growing blog into my schedule. So this encouraged me to be slightly more cautious about the amount of goals I wish to set to keep a healthy balance between stretching myself and feeling overwhelmed. And try as I might to pick a FOCUS Word, it appears my FOCUS Word chose me! So here is how I went about choosing a focus word for 2019 and incorporating into my goals. And don’t worry, I fully expect some true confessions from you all below in the comments so don’t think you are off the hook, just because I am going first. [Read more…]
The Chicken Who Wasn’t
I am not exactly known for my accuracy when it comes to animals. There have been a few…or more…incidents where I thought an animal was a boy and the animal was really a girl or vice versus. We always tried to adjust and make any name changes…Leo became Leona…and all is well. But the latest is about the chicken who wasn’t. [Read more…]
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