Here it is, the thick of the holiday season. Between the just past Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa and New Years we have so many opportunities to gather in groups and families to celebrate things. Funny how the very celebrations we look forward to all year...
Pre-marital counseling is often recommended or required for many weddings that will occur within a religious institution. On one level, many couples want the opportunity to deal with some issues that could become a future problem for their marriage. Unfortunately, however, not all pre-marital counseling...
By now, if you are a parent of small children, you have likely either seen or heard of the Pixar movie " Inside Out ". This delightful movie gives children, and parents, a wonderful way to talk more about feelings and to understand how they...
Grace: disposition to, or an act or instance of, kindness, courtesy, or clemency; mercy, pardon; a special favor; the quality or state of being considerate or thoughtful. (Merriam-Webster.com) We talk about God's grace, a dancer's grace and being in someone's good graces but we rarely...
We just passed Father's Day last weekend and sadly, Dads often don't get their fair share of recognition for how important they are in family life. We spend more on Mother's Day than on Father's Day. When someone gets on T.V. it's usually "Hi Mom!"...
"You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, and you are deserving of love and belonging." Brene Brown gives this excellent quote toward the end of her well known Ted talk on vulnerability . It's so hard to be vulnerable, isn't it? What if you...