May 11, 2017
In today’s video blog, I share an insight I discovered while watching a Postive Parenting webinar. The webinar itself is great and you can sign up for the webinar at this link. But this insight reminded me how easy it is to complain about the behavior of other people when they don’t live up to our expectations. It’s not so easy to take a hard look in the mirror and admit that maybe we’ve enabled […]
May 5, 2017
Earlier this week, I visited our local hardware store to pick up some paint. This wasn’t just a simple “pick out a color from the giant color wall” kind of project. I asked the poor soul helping me to color match our exterior house paint that wasn’t originally purchased through their store and had been subjected to about ten solid years of sun fading. Good times. I had dragged my three kids with me and […]
April 27, 2017
Today’s video blog is all about relationships. Particularly, when we’ve hurt someone and we somehow feel justified in thinking they’re just “overreacting” or being sensitive. I’ll also say, if you’re on the receiving end of a situation like this, it never hurts to tell the other person you’re hurt. It’s just as important to recognize that other people can’t know we’re hurt by something they said or did, especially if it wasn’t their intention to […]
April 17, 2017
If you’re struggling with a problem today that you can’t seem to make any headway with, watch today’s video blog. Sometimes, all you need is a little perspective. Here are a few quick ways to get it.