The phone had been silent for several days and Shannon began to worry. Silence usually meant something was going on that her daughter didn’t want her to know about. Silence meant whatever was happening was something that her daughter knew she wouldn’t approve of. Silence meant this chasm would widen, the earth would give way, […]
Sitting in a workshop several weeks ago with a group of women I witnessed the power in the word “you”. There were tears in women’s eyes as they heard words of affirmation spoken over them after they shared a story or A-Ha! “You were brave to step into that situation in the moment.” “You showed […]
This is a hard post to write. As I sit here contemplating what to say to those of you who are at a place where you think it is time to kick your kid out because of behavior issues, I hope you’ll read last week’s blog before this one. My prayer is that if there […]
Most all of us have struggled at one time or another with a relationship. A best friend who takes advantage of us, a parent who always has to have the final say, a boss who uses his positional authority in a negative way, can leave us unsure of what to do next. Depending on whether […]
As I continue to grieve the loss of my daughter, I’m noticing that I’m choosing to slow life down a bit. I’m assuming that part of it is that others are giving me space and they understand on some level the complexity of the emotional turmoil that I’m in at the moment. When I feel overwhelmed, […]
If you are like me, you know what it is like to have those Crazy Mom Moments. It’s when our kids make a statement that puts us in a moment of panic. “Oh my, I have to fix his faulty thinking” is what quickly runs through our brains and all we can think to do at […]