5 WAYS TO LET GO WITHOUT LOSING YOURSELF! “Struggling with the empty nest transition? Here’s how to let go without losing your purpose…” Watching your last child leave home can stir emotions you didn’t expect—pride, grief, and uncertainty all at once. In this episode, I share a powerful “garden moment” that reshaped how I see Read More
Category: FAMILY, FRIENDSHIPS & RELATIONSHIPS
5 Things Teens Want You to Know
They’re moody. They’re front runners. They’re complicated. They’re teens. They stand on the cusp of changing the world and they have something to tell us. Teens hate when their parents fight. Don’t be fooled. Teens are measuring relationships around them daily. Your relationship is foundational as to what they will learn to value in their Read More
Busy with the right things?
Are we busy with the right things? “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” ~Ecclesiastes 3:1 Being busy isn’t necessarily bad, but there’s a fine line between productivity and overload. Here’s a breakdown of the good and bad of being too busy: The Good ✅ Accomplishment & Read More
Family Matters
No family is perfect… we argue, we fight. We even stop talking to each other at times. But in the end, family is family… The love will always be there. We learn to love each other most when we deserve it least, And then we mourn the ones we must love And miss from a Read More
Marks of Good Leadership
What are the marks of good leadership? The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. ~Proverbs 22:3 Often in my observation of leadership, I’ve witnessed people take the bull by the horns and run with it like a destructive steer in a China shop. They are frequently of Read More
21 Ways to Survive!
It started with toilet paper! In 2020, quarantine taught us to slow down. The food and toilet paper shortage in 2021 taught us to be prepared. The fires, ice storms and power outages instilled in us another level of preparedness. Job challenges taught businesses to treat employees as vital partners. And we all learned that Read More
Preparing Our Teens to Exit
One of the hardest things about the teen years is coming to grips with the reality is that if we’re doing our guiding correctly, we will soon be out of a job in their lives; not as early as they want us to be, but soon. It’s painfully vital we measure the time left Read More
Flight Training
Chester, a down covered Canada goose was given to me shortly after he’d been rescued. We spent hours together weeding and watering the garden. We quickly became a study of each other’s grunts and coos. And like I had done with my children; I began to interpret what each one of his sounds meant. When Read More
Love Changes Everything!
Have you ever noticed how people glow when someone tells them, “I love you?” Do you smile when you see young love; an elderly couple holding hands and a baby snuggled on its father’s chest? I DO! In the garden I tend are the ashes of a lovely lady, my friend. She’s there Read More
Seasons of a Woman’s life
“Be a first-rate version of yourself, not a second-rate version of someone else.” ~Judy Garland And with everyone’s crazy schedules….the vote is to start at 7:30 pm (PST) Wed. Nights This should make it easier for everyone to get dinner and kid baths done! 😊 The badass lifestyle is a life lived to the best Read More