Marriage 101

Marriages often look well to the outside world,  but may be splintering within the walls of their home.   Couples are called to be teams; two people working with one another.   Working to encourage, grow, and protect each other.   Sometimes it means that one must put...

Harnessing Habits for Success. . .

How do we turn on the auto pilot for making things work for us?  Years ago, my husband was a photographer.  He was an early bird who would often go on location for photographs that would be used for publications.  He was a man of habit who followed through with a...

Rearranging Helps Us to Become Flexible

Rolling with Changes When I first got married, my husband was always teasing me about the arrangement of furniture.  He’d leave for work and return to a whole new layout.   I would start to vacuum and suddenly get inspired to begin moving things.  Voila!  It was...

Celebrating Every Day . . .

Everyone I know has things they have celebrated.  It may have been a wedding, communion, or a holiday.  The memories of these joyful experiences linger and remain with us thorough out our lives.  It is a good thing to be festive.  We smile, we laugh, and best of all...

Setting and turning resolutions into reality

Things hinge on one another! It amazes me how one change may effect another like domino’s falling into alignment. We make plans that hinge on something already in place.Perhaps we sell our house contingent on another one being made available. Life is funny like that...

How not to clean your kitchen!

“Sugar!” Saturday’s are supposed to be relaxed. Oh no,  not this morning at our house. I was so proud of myself for getting up a half hour early. Made my bed, showered, and got the dog outside.  Wow, so beautiful and bright outside; I was feeling the sun on my back. ...

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