SMILES THROUGH THE PHONEListening to her voicemail, I could feel the warmth of my smile on my face. The tone of Margaret's voice, the sweet words of...
COLORING OUTSIDE THE LINESWhen Emily was 4, she was coloring at the table while I was getting dinner ready. I had drawn a picture of a house on a big sheet of...
THE FACE IN THE MIRRORWho do you see when you look in the mirror? Do you see the overdo haircut, the roots that need to be redone or maybe the laugh lines that...
COMMUNICATION AND THE FAMILY DINNER TABLE. IT'S A MICROCOSM OF THE REAL WORLDThis is where your children learn the most important life skills required to be successful in both their careers and relationships....
WHEN EVERYTHING IS GOING WRONG.Ever have one of those days where nothing seems to be going right? Well that certainly is how my day started several years ago teaching a...
DON'T LET ANYONE STEAL YOUR SUNSHINE!Recently a friend advised me “Don't get too excited” when I shared something that…well I was really really excited about. Telling me to...
4 SIMPLE STEPS TO TURNING YOUR WORLD UPRIGHTI recently auditioned for a national commercial and was the top choice. For the next few days I was walking on air as texts went back and...
TAKE TIME TO ENJOY THE PARTY...BEFORE IT’S OVER.I was walking around the pool cleaning up abandoned plates and re-lighting torches, I caught a glimpse of all the kids in the pool. They...