I’m coming back

I’m coming back

My husband stood in the doorway looking at us, and I’ll never forget what he said… “You’re lucky that baby is so cute, because he’s ruining our marriage.” I was sitting in bed feeding our third son and I wasn’t just tired, I was weary in every cell of my body. During...
Crystal Clear

Crystal Clear

Happy birthday to me! If you’ve known me for a while, you know I always choose a birthday word. September 13 is almost here, so it’s time to choose what will guide me on my forty-seventh trip around the sun. “Clarity” has risen to the top. I don’t often pause for...
Five Ways to Keep your Cool in an Argument

Five Ways to Keep your Cool in an Argument

You can walk into a conversation with the most loving intentions but when the other person pushes your buttons, it’s all too easy to fall into an unhealthy trap. Having an auto-response (even just to repeat in your head) can be incredibly helpful for staying on the...
If Casseroles Can’t Fix This, What Can?

If Casseroles Can’t Fix This, What Can?

I heard terrible news a few weeks ago. Awful, devastating, heart-breaking… the worst kind of news. But someone else’s news. My pain was my heart breaking for a friend. It was the projection of how profoundly this will affect people. And it was a realization of how my...
Easy is Boring

Easy is Boring

You could be a best-selling author. Think about your life as a page-turner, the most delicious novel you’ve ever read. It’s got all the good stuff: drama, joy, comedy, conflict and resolution, themes, villains, and most importantly, a hero. You are the hero. If you...