You’d think I would remember. I’ve been cherishing and talking about HOME for so long. But we get busy and we forget. I do anyway. I forget how important are …

By the new definition of what it means to be a snowflake, it feels like we’re living in a winter wonderland, where it truly makes one wonder, “How did we …

Dear sweet young girls and women, You are strikingly beautiful–inside and out. Our culture values beauty but sometimes they get it wrong. They mistake seductive or sexy or desired for …

The Pressure of Social Media I saw it again, a mom’s post of her daughter’s birthday party, complete with (real, live) Disney Princesses, a speechlessly beautiful 3-tier cake, all the …

Let Your Kids Watch Lifehacks Don’t we all just want to know what children need to be successful and worry that it’s all up to us? I was complaining to …

Homeschoolers face a number of stresses. They have to answer neighbors and strangers alike about qualifications, feeling the constant need to prove the effectiveness of homeschooling, though its validation has …

I’ve been quiet here for a while about hot topics (mostly because my hot topic is running my household/home business and keeping all these people fed and happy). But because …

You may have noticed it’s been a while between the last post in the Narcissist Series and this one. It’s because this is so hard for me to write and …

One of the most difficult things about being married to a narcissist who is abusive (and no, I am not), is finding people who will not only listen to your …

Why Use the Term Narcissistic Personality Disorder? Having had a family member (or two) with narcissistic personality disorder and having walked recently very closely with several women in narcissistic, abusive …

One of the reasons I’ve been quieter here lately, is because I’m neck-deep in helping several women who are in/coming out of narcissistic abuse. I have so much I want …

I know there have been lots of crickets here lately. What to say? Life is super full and I don’t get around to writing like I used to. But let …

“Ponder all the life-implications of a well-controlled adult and see if he will not look back on his devoted mother with all the gratitude his life can muster and attribute …

Parenting Shapes the Future The Power and Privilege of Parenting Even a daily reminder is not enough–I need an hourly one, to remember that I’m not parenting just to survive …