find peace in parenting

What if this is all my fault? What if our family is never whole again? What if drugs (or alcohol or pornography) ruin his life forever? What if he always hates me? What if he never comes back? [...]

February ~ the month when it seems everyone is focused on love and chocolate hearts ~ can be a real struggle for some, especially moms who are scared for their son and the choices he’s making.  [...]

Happy New Year!  I love new beginnings!!  It’s a time for the possibility for something to be different, an opportunity to alter my course; sometimes it’s even an opening for a fresh start.  This [...]

I remember sitting on the floor in my kitchen one Thanksgiving morning, holding my one-month old and two-year old in my arms, both of them crying ~ and I wondered if I would ever get to enjoy a [...]

Since I can remember ~ even as a teen ~ I’ve always desired to have a sense of peace about me.  Back then I believed the ever-elusive peace was hard to find because life as a teenager is [...]

A long time ago I heard that Oprah always schedules to have her annual physical on her birthday.  She said it was a gift she gives herself.  As someone who mostly hates going to the [...]

“I wasn’t included in the group message; I’m not important to her.” “No one responded to my group message; they don’t care about our good news.” “No one said anything to me after my lesson; [...]

At this time of year ~ at least in the United States ~ it’s easy to think about freedom.  As we get ready to celebrate 243 years of independence there are special shows on television, [...]

Last week we started talking about the importance of actually feeling our emotions.  Numbness might feel protective, and it is initially, but continued pretending that you aren’t feeling [...]

Parenting difficult teenagers is certainly not a job for the faint-of-heart mom.  Throughout the last five years I have encountered situations I never thought I would have to handle.  [...]