What if we simply listened? What if we quit trying so hard to figure it out and come to an answer/resolution/clarity — and just listened? To our kids, ourselves, the person next to us? What might we hear? Maybe the…
Dear Parents
Food for thought today: Dear Parents, On the most fundamental level, you’re doing fine. You are fine. You are enough. You didn’t break your kid and you won’t. You can’t. On the surface, sure, some decisions may result in situations…
What If Fixing Isn’t the Answer?
Food for thought for today: What if the first question, when we started feeling poorly, wasn’t “what is wrong with me and how do I fix it?” but “this is interesting — what’s here?”? And for our children, what if…
I’m Not Your Mom
Today’s food for thought is on teens, listening, and mentoring: During the majority of my teens, I listened to my parents better than most; I don’t think I gave them much trouble (and I think my parents would agree). The…
Notes on Sometimes
Sometimes you won’t know what to do. Listen. Answers are there and will come, when given enough time and space. Sometimes you’ll feel afraid. It’s okay if you do, it really is. Feel the feelings of being afraid, let them…