In my last article, we discussed the need for help. In continuation of that discussion, I want to elaborate on setting boundaries—knowing when, and how to say no. As good people, we have good intentions, and are eager to lend a helping hand. It’s very easy to get caught up in the habit of sayingRead More
Wednesday Wisdom
When Your Hope is Deferred
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.” – Proverbs 13:12, The Bible When something we’ve hoped for has been delayed for many years, or seems a long way off, we can despair. When that which we’ve longed for comes to fruition, it is like a flourishing tree.Read More
Four Easy Ways to Encourage Healthy Habits in Your Children
Former FLOTUS Michelle Obama’s passion was the Let’s Move campaign—an endeavor to end childhood obesity and encourage a healthier generation of kids. With this in mind, I pose the question, what are you doing to encourage healthy habits in your children? There is a famous saying (and book written by Robert Fulghulm), “All I reallyRead More
Surviving the Good Times and the Bad
“Marriage is the graduate school of forgiveness.” – Dr. Dave Stoop, Psychologist I was struck the day I heard this quote and haven’t been able to forget it. It implies that your ability to love will be stretched so far in marriage, that you’ll become an expert in forgiveness, on both minor and major issues.Read More
Celebrating Life’s Small Victories
From Mother’s Day to Memorial Day, to Graduation and Prom, May is full of special occasions worthy of celebration. When we gather to celebrate, we pay homage to the hard work we have put into achieving a specific goal. We allow ourselves the opportunity to let go and congratulate ourselves on a job well done.Read More
A Marriage ‘Fun’damental
So, you’re married, and a few months, years, or even decades have passed. You’re still hanging in there, still holding on to the love, but are you still having fun? Volumes of books have been written about the intricacies of the marital relationship. Lectures, seminars, conferences, and sermons have been orated and presented on theRead More
5 Steps to Better Health
Several years ago I took a trip to Israel, and it was the most memorable trip of my life so far. During our tour, we visited an area believed to be the former location of the pool of Bethesda. The history behind this site, as told in The Bible, is that many people, suffering fromRead More
Transitions: Knowing When and How to Say No
In a previous article, we discussed the need for help. In continuation of that discussion, I want to elaborate on setting boundaries—knowing when, and how to say no. As good people, we have good intentions, and are eager to lend a helping hand. It’s very easy to get caught up in the habit of sayingRead More
The Power of Positive Thinking
As long as you know what it is you desire, then by simply affirming that it is yours — firmly and positively, with no ifs, buts, or maybes — over and over again, from the minute you arise in the morning until the time you go to sleep at night, and as many times duringRead More
Four Easy Ways to Encourage Healthy Habits in Your Children
Former FLOTUS Michelle Obama’s passion was the Let’s Move campaign—an endeavor to end childhood obesity and encourage a healthier generation of kids. With this in mind, I pose the question, what are you doing to encourage healthy habits in your children? There is a famous saying (and book written by Robert Fulghulm), “All I reallyRead More