Flowing Positive Energy to Children

Our role as parents, grandparents, and teachers is to lead, guide, and walk beside our children.  It is our privilege to help them become mature and capable adults, yet sometimes challenging curve balls our thrown at our children. The bumps in the road cause parents to want to do more to help their offspring more [...]

Be You.

Start shining.

It is a waste of time for me to compare myself in any way to anyone else.  My path is different from any other person on the earth and so is yours.  We are happiest when we are in our sweet spot, doing our own thing in the best way we possibly can.  I am [...]

Choosing happiness.

Aaak!!!  The pressure is mounting for the upcoming week and month.  My calendar is full, just like yours.  I have a plethora of new ideas to implement and I am ready to do it all.  I am creating great things and I am excited but I admit that I could stress out if I give [...]

The Difficult Phone Call.

Ugh.  Today I had to make a difficult phone call.  I hate making these types of calls…the kind where I need to ask a company to do something for me and hope they will rule in my favor.  I feel like my future is dependent upon the other person on the phone understanding my position [...]

The hottest date I ever went on…

It all started with the right outfit…or did it? Truthfully, the best date I ever went on was with my husband a few months after we had our first baby.  New outfit hiding the post-baby pooch? Check. Reservations at the Boom-Boom Room for a sweet Italian dinner? Check.  Babysitter?  Check.  All of the pieces were [...]

Perfect Solutions.

For every problem under the sun, there is a perfect solution that Heaven has already created and lined up. No matter where we might find ourselves, a solution to our stress and woes will manifest itself. Sometimes when we are in the thick of a situation it is challenging to see the ultimate outcome, and it can be hard to keep the faith and KNOW “it will all work out.” I know I have been guilty of only accepting solutions that fit my stubborn point of view. I wonder if we might struggle longer than necessary because we are not fully open to whatever answer Heavenly Father presents.

Curiosity and Anger.

When a problem strikes, you can only control what you can control.  You can’t choose how others behave, only how you will react.  Sometimes it is challenging to understand where others might be coming from.  It is hard to fathom others actions because we would never behave in the same way.  Rather than reacting and [...]

Get moving!

You have dreams and ideas that are ready to be shared.  Your sister, brother, friend, neighbor or random Facebook acquaintance needs you to open up and give the answers you have found.  There is purpose in the lessons you have learned and you can end the struggle they face.  In fact, you know you were [...]

You Build on Failure.

Just because you have a bad day or just because your child had  record-breaking all around rotten day, you are not a failure.  One of the quickest ways to feel down about yourself is to concur with your adversary that you are failing in any one area of your life.  I have noticed that it [...]