When Recurring Problems Arise
When we notice a recurring problem area with one of our children, we naturally want to fix it. So we think about it, talk to people about it, ask for advice, maybe try some different things. But how often do we simply ask the child? Get on their level, into their...
On Telling Kids What To Do
When someone wants you to do something, how would you like them to communicate that to you? "Don't do that. Do this. Stop that. Give that to them. Put that back. Turn that off. Stay here. Sit down. Get dressed. Brush your teeth. Go to the bathroom. Eat your food. Go...
Does the Weeping Ever End?
Here one moment, gone the next. Nothing could prepare, no making sense of this. A future cut short. Too close. Too soon. Does the weeping ever end? All that’s left are memories. Impressions. An essence of being, merely a reflection. As if the moon could truly capture...
Time
Time. Passing slowly. Come so far. And yet. Will we ever make it? Will it ever come? Soon is relative. The work feels fruitless. Worn down. Worn out. The unknown creeping to control. If only we could see… What is coming. How much further. Closer than we think. But...
Taking Care of Me
Let’s get real. Yesterday was not a good day for me. Each one of my family members was grumpy and irritable. None of us were getting our needs met. Not for lack of trying. Things just were not working out. And at the end of the day, my husband and I both went to sleep...
Overlooked
It is hard for me to watch interactions between parents and their kids. Far too often, I see such a disconnect. Kids who aren’t getting their needs met, growing louder and stronger, begging for love in the most unloving of ways. Parents who aren’t getting their needs...
You.
There are times in this life when you feel trapped. Helpless. Hopeless. Stuck in the everyday. So much you can’t control. Wondering. Worrying. And then you breathe. Take it in. Let it permeate your being. Feel the life flowing within your body. Powerful. Prevalent....
Caged No More
You, brave soul, are free to be you. Go find yourself. Discover who you are. Figure out what you like and don't like. You don't live by someone else's rules anymore. That voice in your head that is always telling you what to do? Shut it up. Shut it out. That's not...