I recently read Chasing Famous: Living the Life You’ve Always Auditionedfor by Lisa Lloyd and was impacted by this statement taken from her chapter on parenting titled Stage Mom. I will confess with a daughter very active in a children’s musical theater group, I am technically a stage mom but hopefully not the kind of stage mom whose sole focus…
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Working as a marriage counselor for right at 20 years, I love to read books about marriage. I will have to confess that one about roles in the subtitle with a chapter on submission made me a little hesitant. I have witnessed first-hand the word submission used by legalistic churches to encourage women to stay in abusive marriages. Many books…
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Did you know you have 50,000 to 70,000 thoughts a day? I was reminded of this recently while reading Unsinkable Faithby Tracie Miles (www.traciemiles.com). Reading her book reminded me how important my thought life is to my overall emotional and physical health. As a professional counselor, I am often working with kids and adults who struggle with depression and anxiety…
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In Texas, tomorrow is a big day for many students because they will be taking a standardized test. While this topic often elicits strong emotions, until there are major philosophical changes towards how education is evaluated, the best approach we can have with our children is to use our parental influence to help them cope and test to the best…
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Recently, we headed out for a weekend #roadtrip. After a bumpy start, our crew recovered and enjoyed the ride. Below are some words of wisdom unfortunately gained through painful experience. #family travels #dontaskmehowiknow #1. Do nothing to prepare the night before. Why do I convince myself that it will only take a few minutes to pack the next day before we…
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