Tools make a difference in any job we do. Take laundry for example. I’m all for air drying clothes, but I got to tell you…I am grateful for my electric washer and dryer. And, my computer, pencils, pencil sharpener, cell phone…same, I’m grateful for all of those tools! Oh, and shovels, saws, rakes, hammers, screwdrivers, [...]
Summer is a great time to read! By the pool. By the lake. At the beach. In a hammock. With an ice cold lemonade and your favorite sweet-n-salty snacks close by. Summer reading that’s right for you Are you feeling it?! Your summer happy places with your summer happy snacks! Now all you need is [...]
Building the home life you’re dreaming of as a parent is often easier said than done. You know you want your family to love one another and get along, and you know that you want your home to be a place where your loved ones love to be. But, making all this happen requires hard [...]
Ever feel like you’re the worst parent ever?! Me, too. And, for that matter, so do many of the other parents I know. So, you’re in good company! You and I aren’t really the worst parent ever. But we worry, don’t we?! I know I do. I worry that I’m not playing as much as [...]
You love your family, most days any way. But, you and they have some problems you'd like to fix. Here are some of the common problems I hear from the families I work with: disrespectful attitudes, poor communication, taking each other for granted, lack of teamwork, impossible-to-manage schedules, unforgiveness, and the list goes on and [...]
Most couples and families I work with want a “big reveal” in their relationships similar to the big reveals on popular home improvement television shows. Those big reveals are of beautifully renovated homes. As couples and families, our big reveals are more kindness, increased gratitude, improved communication, more loving expressions of affection, less anger, more [...]