“Kind words are short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless” – Mother Theresa One of the most valuable things you can do as a parent is to build your child’s self-esteem. Self-esteem is the collection of…
I have missed a few weeks in my Ten Minute Tuesday series – sorry ladies! You know how it goes, life takes over and before you know it the week is over. A mom shared this song/video on her facebook…
Parenting is hard. Often times I think we end up making it harder than it has to be. We over think things, trying to come up with big solutions to the problems we encounter every day. We try so hard…
By Teri Claassen MSW, LCSW If you heard someone say, “I’m perfect”, you would automatically discount their word. They are lying. It is an impossible goal. So why are there so many perfectionists in the world? Many people I work…
For the past month I have come to the full realization that my daughter will be leaving home this summer for college and perhaps never truly return home. Her room will lay empty and my heart aches at that thought. …
I was so lucky just over a week ago to be introduced to these guys who opened for Chris Tomlin. I was also really lucky to be at this concert with my fabulous hubby who invited ME! The band, Rend…
“We have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past…..we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing…
“Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.” -Chinese proverb Why do we always want everything RIGHT NOW? Changing of any kind takes time. You have probably heard that it generally takes at least 21 days…
Welcome to Ten Minute Tuesday, a feature here every week where I share a music video to encourage you. I have always loved Hillsong and honestly have not listened to them lately on my Ipod. So today I share Let…
If you have been hanging around my facebook page for any amount of time, you will already have met my friend Beth who has an awesome blog over at Five Kids Is a Lot of Kids. I love her incredible…
