What I realized when our daughter asked me one simple question: “Why are you cleaning SO MUCH??” So she asked me this question as I am frantically trying to clean the bathroom, the hardwood floors, and carpeted areas of the home, all prior to some family coming over. People that have never seen our […]
Whether your kids are three, nine or fifteen years old, you have been having to navigate this whole Coronavirus situation, let’s be honest- with little or no advice. I call it the – Throw you in the deep end – approach. When addressing this novel topic with your youngsters, so many questions come […]
We all have expectations. We’d lie if we said we didn’t. Whether at work, at home, in your personal life and development – if you are alive, you have expectations – of people, of things, of how life’s gonna turn out. Expectations Makeover – The Beginning of It All Now, there […]
It’s coming – Even though you can still smell the mashed potatoes and the turkey, the holidays are upon us. Ready or not. The question that nobody is asking is: How do you make sure that your marriage survives the days (or weeks in many cases) of family staying at your place? You know […]
Plan your holidays. NOW. Wait, WHAT? Yes, I am talking about December 2016. And yes, this is the 1st of February – you are NOT going crazy. Your watch (or should I say phone?) is right. It probably almost sounds crazy, right? Why would anyone in their right mind be telling you to […]
It’s been quite a while now that there has been an ongoing debate about QUALITY TIME with our children (and other people we love and care about). To be honest, I am a little bothered by it. Because of the assumption that comes along with it. The assumption that if we spend QUALITY time […]
Once upon a time, there was a Grammy-winning banjo-playing genius who fell in love with an amazing banjo-playing lady genius.* Then the two got married. Then one day they decided to start a family. With great expectation they looked forward to their summer of newborn nesting and eagerly planned their three months “off” […]
Does marriage counseling work? How often have you heard those same words in one sentence being directed at you? It’s the million dollar question, right? How does one even get to answer given that every couple’s life experience is different and combining that with the makeup of any given therapist, you would get […]
Alright, so we first talked about what the five love languages actually are. [The initial posts in this 3-part series may be found here and here. I divided them into two parts – give yourself some time to review that before you go on here. Much of this will NOT make much sense if […]
I am not one to often repost articles that circulate on the web. This one, though, by Emma Jenner, had gotten enough of my attention to – at the least – pat this woman on the back and say: ‘This is so right on’. I don’t work with kids per se, but having […]
