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
Category: FOR PARENTS
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
Paying for College Before You Go!
With consistent, hard work and starting early, you can find ways to acquire your college education for free or minimal costs. Grants vs. Scholarships A Grant is a gift of money that does not have to be paid back. Grants can be found: * Organizations * Online * Where your parents’ work 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
10 Things Storms Teach Us!
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” ~John 16:33 Storms of life can be many different challenges or difficulties. It could be illness, loss, financial strain, relationships, jobs, or a myriad of other Read More
List of Bible Verses
Psalms 32:8 (CEB) I will instruct you and teach you about the direction you should go. I’ll advise you and keep my eye on you. When you’re scared: Joshua 1:9 “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with Read More
Butterfly Fight
“Momma, Help!” cried my frantic four-year old. Stubby little fingers tightly grasped a long twig; hanging midway down the branch was a chrysalis. The transparent covering was split and just barely visible were the bright velvet colors of a Viceroy butterfly’s wings. It was easy to see why my son was so distraught; the butterfly Read More
Praying Dangerous Prayers!
The Power of Dangerous Prayers Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” ~Matthew 17:20 Designed by our maker to be passionate, powerful women, why would we settle Read More
The Value of Painful Growth
“Growth demands a temporary surrender of security. It may mean giving up familiar but limiting patterns, safe but unrewarding work, values no longer believed in, and relationships that have lost their meaning.” ~John Maxwell Join us May 12th, 7:30 PM (PST) Growth defined by the dictionary is a process of developing either physically, mentally 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