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Jan 22, 20223 min read

Am I Living in a Season of Failure?

As I reflect on all that I want to change in this new year, it feels overwhelming. I want to see change in ALL areas of my life. I want a...

Jan 14, 20222 min read

Thirty Seven Feels Like Just Another Tuesday

As I type this, it is the eve of my 37th birthday! God has kept me alive for 37 years! I know this is cliché but it is true; 37 years...

Dec 23, 20213 min read

Dear Co-Parent...I Know Your Grief

“Have a holly jolly Christmas! It's the best time of the year!”, they sing. The Holiday Season is a time filled with merry, warm feelings...

Jun 11, 20212 min read

“There is a Friend Who Sticks Closer Than a Brother”

I recently read that you are an average of the five people you spend the most time with--that’s personality, mannerisms, habits, etc....

Jun 3, 20213 min read

Accomplishing 10 Years of Marriage While Co-Parenting with an Ex-Spouse Calls for a Celebration!

Marriage is not easy. Co-parenting with an ex-spouse is not easy. Putting the two together is not easy! My wonderful husband and I just...

May 21, 20213 min read

Forgiveness Is Like Water

for • give Verb Stop feeling angry or resentful toward (someone) for an offense, flaw, or mistake. Cancel (a debt). [source Oxford...

May 14, 20212 min read

Dear Woman Who Lives With My Children,

I did not choose you. I did not choose for you to be their caregiver a portion of their lives. I did not give birth to them with the...

May 7, 20213 min read

Your Story is Only Yours

Once upon a time, I did not like my story. My life events that accumulated created a story that I did not approve of and was not proud...

Apr 30, 20213 min read

Stigmas Stink

I recently attended a conference where I sold my book titled “From Wedding Rings to Hula-Hoops--A Co-Parenting Manual for Finding Peace...

Apr 16, 20212 min read

Dear Lady Who Prayed for Me

At the time you prayed for me, my emotional hurt was so severe it could be physically felt. My heart felt as though it had been broken...

Apr 9, 20212 min read

Dear Child

Dear Child, Raising you has not been easy. Not because you are not wonderful; because you are wonderful. Not because you are not a joy to...

Apr 2, 20213 min read

Look God Is Making a Way

Have you ever been in a situation that felt like a bad dream? You could hardly believe that you were living in your own per sonal...

Mar 26, 20213 min read

Room Transformation, Relationship Transformation--What’s the Difference?

I recently gave a much needed makeover to a room in my house. Daily I walked into this room and its state of domestic turmoil cried out...

Mar 12, 20213 min read

Is Your Ex a Bully?: 4 Ways to Beat a Bully

Definition of a bully: Bully (n.) - A person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive vulnerable. (source:...

Mar 4, 20213 min read

Making Your Placement Days Their Best Days

When you don’t have something you love or enjoy daily, you tend to savor it more--like chocolate cake, birthday parties, new shoes, road...