Random Acts of Kindness
As I wrote in the Keys to Happiness, helping others is a fantastic way to improve your own outlook while making the world a better place. I am so impressed with this organization, Random Acts, and...
View ArticleKeys to a Healthy Marriage
I don’t claim to have the perfect marriage. But I’m a little saddened when my kids’ friends comment on how unusual Rob and I are in that we’ve been married for almost 22 years and are still madly in...
View ArticleWhy Non-Christians Want Nothing To Do With Christianity
I know I said I was (mostly) going to avoid discussing religion and politics. But something happened to a friend of mine recently that’s had me internally fuming, and I’m afraid you guys are going to...
View ArticleWhy Your Kids Shouldn’t Be The Only Thing In Your Life
Even if you don’t believe in God, you can glean some good advice from this article, They Are Third {on holding our children loosely} I have said this to many of my friends: Yes, we should adore our...
View ArticleThe Video Every Mom Must Watch
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/31/the-video-every-mom-must-watch_n_4181007.html This video is short, and it’s probably not anything we haven’t already heard. It’s just that us moms need to be...
View ArticleSeven Harsh Truths That Will Improve Your Life
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/7-harsh-truths-that-will-improve-your-life.html This is such a great article, I just had to share it. I have found time and again that the better I am at...
View ArticleWhat Makes Life Worth Living?
I think this is a question that people often ask themselves, but tend to answer very superficially. In the article “What Makes Life Worth Living?“, author Dustin Wax reflects upon some of the things...
View ArticleRelearning to Do My Best. Again.
A week or two before Thanksgiving, I started feeling really crummy. While I never really got sick, per se, I just had no energy, was having trouble with dizzy spells, weakness, etc. I told myself I...
View Article35 Gifts Your Children Will Never Forget
This is another great post by Becoming Minimalist. It helps to redirect the focus towards what really matters in life, not stuff, but people and our relationships. Read on… “You give but little when...
View ArticleWorthy of Love
I saw a post on Facebook a couple of days ago that said, “Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy”. And it really got to me. It was posted on a...
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