Encouragement goes both ways. As caregivers to one with special needs, we enjoy and need to hear encouragement; but we also recognize how important it is to extend encouragement […]
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Whereas my daughter is a natural optimist, my older son is a pessimist. (Our other son is probably too young for us to determine where he is along that […]
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My daughter is unique in our family in many ways. But nothing stands out more to us than her optimism. Her typical first response is to look for the […]
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A small Asian woman sat back in her chair peacefully watching her granddaughter practice at gymnastics with her team. She had a baggie of walnuts in her lap and […]
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The other day I was paying the bills and licking the envelopes (yes I am old fashioned and still write checks) and they just weren’t staying closed. As my tongue […]
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Did you enjoy reading {or even re-reading} Dr. Tim Kimmel’s “The High Cost of High Control” Resource of the Month during June? Would you enjoy this resource on […]
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Things changed when my husband left…many things. One thing I didn’t anticipate is the change in friendships. For 18 years I was part of a couple, and although […]
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“In {the} “Appearance is everything” homes, a child might be struggling from the friction between his parents, but he’s forbidden to mention anything to relatives or teachers who could […]
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“There’s no doubt that controlling others by “mugging” works. It also stinks! The capacity to emotionally mug others seems to be innate within the human heart. It only comes […]
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“No matter how we slice it, when we assume control in areas of people’s lives where God has not privileged us, it inevitably backfires. When we tally the negative effects […]
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