The best kind of friendship are the lasting , warm, and wonderful kind. They’re the kind when the caring never goes away and the two friends are so near in their hearts that they’ll stay closes forever. Our friendship is like that. We have a trust, an honesty, and a history together that make me […]
When life puts a mountain in your way don’t forget you’ve faced mountains before. Don’t be afraid. You’re strong. Just start climbing. Imagine yourself reaching your goal. Changing your attitude can free you or keep you bound. You have what it takes . You have your spirit, mind and body. You have wisdom to know how […]
Girlfriends always carry each other in their hearts, whether they live near or far from each other. Girlfriends walk through life together. They’re there for each other no what, sharing everything. They wear pretty dresses with flowers in their hair and hum songs to the beat of children’s laughter. They say nothing at time and […]
Having the courage to say “No” means that you trust yourself and your relationship. It means that you believe your bond has the strength and resilience to absorb your “No” as well as the power to grow in moral fortitude. In saying “No” you exercise the faith that the two of you, together, can live […]
Are you referred to as the woman who is “Shopping”? Meaning looking for the “ perfect boyfriend”. Are you working every angle you can to find him? Here’s a little hint . . . women who are known to be interesting and perusing their own personal goals are more appealing to men than the woman who is in hot pursuit. While you […]
Couples who do things together are couples who have good relationships. If they’re schussing down the slopes or batting tennis balls across a net or scouring the countryside for antiques or cooking up a storm in the kitchen or spending a leisurely day at home together or building a house for Habitat for Humanity or […]
Late one night, Ruth- Ann came home from a date with her boyfriend. Her crestfallen face was streaked with tears.” You look as gloomy as a treed coon”, said her mama. What’s wrong, darlin’? “Billy- Ray proposed to me tonight,” Ruth Ann replied. ”Well, hush my mouth!” her mama shouted with joy. “Ain’t that the […]
Stella and Johnny spent their fiftieth wedding anniversary reminiscing about how amazing their wedding was. Stella said, it seemed like each flower bloomed on que and represented their love for each other, the candles were bright and dancing, the wedding party didn’t miss a step as the wedding march played. It was a grand wedding and after the I do’s and good byes Stella’s, elderly grandmother Sadie, stopped Stella and […]
Country folk paint their sentences in the most vivid and original analogies when it comes to what love is and isn’t. They sew simple words of emotion into quilts of truisms, and season their language with zesty wit and biting rage. There is always an element of truth in these beliefs from the nation’s backwoods and front […]
Some gals holler, others get very, very quiet. How do you let people know you are mad? Personally, I’m a walker just let me go for a long walk and talk it out to myself and then I return a different gal. How about you? Are you a cupboard door slammer or maybe you just get very, […]
Many couples are putting their children at the center of the family. This doesn’t sound like a bad thing, after all, aren’t your grandchildren the apple of your eye too? But when parents put their children ahead of their own needs, ahead of their marriage, it may seem child friendly, but it can lead to complications. When children are the absolute center of […]
The conflicts between mother-in-laws and daughter-in-laws is still going on it has raged throughout all of history. Nearly 2000 B.C. Rebekah complained to her husband, Isaac, that her daughters-in-law were making her life so miserable that she would rather not even be alive. Read Genesis 27:46). Today, some 4,000 years later, women are still complaining to their […]
Margaret Mead wrote: “The closet friends I have made all through my life have been people who grew up close to a loved and loving grandmother or grandfather.” In part, she attributed the strong bond between grandchildren and grandparents to the fact that they are united against a “common enemy” the parents. It begins to dawn […]
Guiltless grandparenting starts with self-acceptance that most grandparents are trying to instill in their grandchildren. So if you really want them to value themselves, you have to show them how by valuing yourself. Here are ten grandparenting tips 1. Break the guilt habit and stop should-ing yourself. Replace thoughts of “this is who I should […]
Jennifer never dreamed that she could fall in love with any other man but Joe until Jennifer went to New York and walked into The Plaza Hotel and there was a handsome young man standing in the lobby, their eyes met they couldn’t stop staring at each. Before she knew it they were talking, he invited her to […]
Is over commitment your middle name? Do you hate to turn anyone down? Do you say yes before thinking? If overcommitment is making you run behind schedule, here are ten ways to say, “Thanks, but no thanks.” “I’d love to, but this isn’t a good time for me to make that kind of commitment.” “My […]
We all want happy endings like the kiss at the end of the fairy tale, we’re all waiting for it. Rick and Liz are a couple who have experienced a fairy tale ending. When they first met their eyes were filled with only each other and they hung on every word said totally captivated by the sound each others her voices. […]
Today’s children live in a world filled with adventure, mental stimulation, topical issues, and personal challenges. The values they learn now, between the ages of 5 and 8, will shape the rest of their lives. When I was about six years old, I had an adventure that shaped me for the rest of my life. I went to Disneyland with […]
Matchmaker, Matchmaker, make me a match, find me a find, catch me a catch. Matchmaker, Matchmaker, look through your book, and make me a perfect match. Matchmaker, Matchmaker, I’ll bring the veil, you bring the groom, slender and pale. Bring me a ring for I’m longing to be the envy of all I see. For […]
Some luck lies in not getting what you thought you wanted but getting what you have, which once you have it you may be smart enough to see is what you would have wanted had you known. After Stella graduated from high school, she couldn’t afford college, so she went to nurse’s training school at […]
