Category: Learning

Stress and overwhelm used to send me into a screaming rampage with my kids. Sometimes it still keeps me from enjoying the good that is happening all around me. And it almost always makes me grumpy to be around. I’m not saying it isn’t okay to feel overwhelmed from time to time, but we have to be able to monitor …

Your role and who you are is important. What do YOU think about YOU? What other's think doesn't really matter.

23 years ago our plane crash landed onto an airfield in Cancun Mexico. At the end of our week long vacation we had taken a little puddle jumper from Cozumel to Cancun where we had planned to get on a jetliner headed for home.

We've all been there. A time when we've slipped up or taken a fall - a time when we've experienced a setback. How did you respond to your last setback? Here are a few tips in turning a setback into one of your greatest comebacks.

If you think about all of our modern technology and inventions, there is not one iPhone, tablet, car, or even box of kleenex that just magically appeared.  They all began with a design planned out with every single detail. Everything from the outside packaging to the internal workings was carefully thought out. And Our Life is No Different The truth …

Changing our mindset can be as simple as developing this one simple habit. Research shows the positive benefits of writing and how it helps to change our brain. How do you create a more positive mindset?

I prided myself on being a person of integrity — doing what I am supposed to do. A person who never lets people down. However, I was thrown into an identity crisis when we were forced into foreclosure on our family’s first home. It was a time where, with God’s help, I conquered feelings of doubt and became stronger in …

Years ago, while studying abroad in Israel, I visited the beaches of the Red Sea and the small town of Eilat. With a warning to keep our distance from the coral, we were given a snorkel, flippers and brief “how-to” before being left to explore on our own. Having never snorkeled or even experienced the painful beauty of coral, I …

Sleep. For years I was convinced I was neither a night nor morning person – I was a day person. I felt like I was in a fog with late night feedings and the constant physical fatigue of being a mom. It was about the time my oldest started middle school, with an earlier start time, when I realized mornings …

Early in the morning after a big rain storm, we set out on a road trip. The clouds were still churning and trying to determine if they had anything to leave behind. As we started over the mountain passes, I could see the sun struggling to make an appearance, and soon I saw the most brilliant silver lining. For years …

A few months ago a Facebook friend shared how she celebrated her 30th birthday. I was impressed with her foresight to plan a special bucket list of 30 things to complete before her birthday. I’ve also seen others do random acts of service to equal the number of years they are celebrating. Being the contemplative person I am, I thought …

The BIG 5-0! Celebrating a half-century feels like such a monumental milestone, and yet I still feel the same. For the last six months, I have focused on embracing this new stage of life. With kids leaving home, new grandbabies to love, and milestones to prepare for, this birthday has been a time for reflecting. Yes, twenty-five years ago I …