“I met someone that was unkind to me. He treated me as if my life and my feelings and my essence did not matter. I felt used, abused and trashed. I felt like dirt and I felt dirty. He lured me in with pretty words and he made sure that I was as hooked on his bait like a fish to a … [Read more...] about 6 Strategies To Be Kind To Yourself
Relationships
Meet the Parents: Your Teen’s First Boyfriend
When your teen gets their first boyfriend, it can bring about all kinds of fears. What kind of boy is it? Is he going to pressure her for sex? Are they going to be involved in the kind of activities and things I want my daughter involved in? These and other questions will likely … [Read more...] about Meet the Parents: Your Teen’s First Boyfriend
Personal Thoughts to Help Bring Grace Into Your Life
“Grace has to be the loveliest word in the English language. It embodies almost every attractive quality we hope to find in others. Grace is a gift of the humble to the humiliated. Grace acknowledges the ugliness of wrongdoing by choosing to see beyond it. Grace accepts a person … [Read more...] about Personal Thoughts to Help Bring Grace Into Your Life
The Big Ten: Ways to Score Romance with Your Spouse
Marriages can go a little stale if you are not making efforts to put romance into them on a daily basis. The following are ten ways to put romance in your marriage everyday:1. Write notes. You and your spouse can write little love notes to each other on sticky pads and post them … [Read more...] about The Big Ten: Ways to Score Romance with Your Spouse
9 Ways to Boost Self-worth and Dump Loneliness
Psst….over here. I want to tell you something…… I see you. I see you standing there by yourself in a room full of people yet you seem so far away but I see you…. You have people in your life that love you with full hearts but you feel empty. You have great work … [Read more...] about 9 Ways to Boost Self-worth and Dump Loneliness
Parenting viewpoints from parents in the trenches, because parenting doesn’t come with a manual. In addition to