I must start with a disclaimer on this post: I don’t fully know how to do this. But my kids have been teaching me how to make progress as a mother-in-law daily, and I’ve learned a thing or two. When my son first got engaged, I meddled in an area of my future daughter-in-law’s life. […]
My son walked in on a “discussion” my husband and I were having. He said what he needed to say and left with, “Okay, I’ll leave so you two can finish your fight.” So perceptive! Later when we were alone I filled him in on more details. I believe if your kids see you having […]
What kind of a mom would allow their daughter to watch the TV show The Bachelor? Would a conscientious attentive parent allow their child to watch a show with kissing, gossip, and a man dating multiple women at one time? It is nothing short of a modern day harem. What kind of a mom would […]
How many of you have reached your goal weight only to gain it back? It is easy to do. We lose weight. Gain it back. Lose weight. Gain it back, and sometimes more. Have you done this? I’ve done it. How do we stop this cycle? Many can lose weight. That can sometimes be the […]
Photographer: Josh Telles Most of the men at my daughter’s wedding were in tears, or choking back tears, when our daughter gave a little speech about her dad before their father/daughter dance. He had given her a ring when she was a teenager. And told her it represented her heart and that he was the […]
This little girl licked, put the ENTIRE serving spoon for the sprinkles in her mouth, and then put the spoon back in the sprinkles! Her mother was standing right there. I couldn’t stop laughing. One trip to the Yogurt Bar with my husband turned into great fun. Your neighborhood Yogurt Bar is filled with a plethora of […]
It infuriates us. It causes insecure feelings we’d rather ignore. When we catch our man even glancing at another, we feel a zap of pain. It stings. And then it can cause us to question, “Am I pretty enough? Am I enough?” Could it be that it has nothing to do with us women at […]
Photo Credit: Josh Telles After 33 years of marriage—to the same person—I had the best date of my life. It encompassed everything you desire in a date. Fun. Laughter. Food. Great conversation. Passion. We were celebrating our 33-year anniversary. We stole so many kisses from each other and were so captivated with one another our […]
Sitting on a jam-packed airplane headed home to LAX I glanced at the first class passengers. They looked more comfortable and were certainly being given attention that those of use in coach were not getting. But I didn’t care. I was on my way home after 10 days away from my husband, who I was […]
