What Exactly is Privilege?

What Exactly is Privilege?

  Privilege is quite the buzzword lately. It can work people on both sides of the equation into a frenzy. However, this comic by Toby Morris, made it all so simple and relatable. I encourage you to read it in full with an open mind and heart. I read it with my...
Valentine Service: Love Sacks

Valentine Service: Love Sacks

My son’s elementary school did a wonderful service project last February. It was simple, low-cost and made a difference in our community. These would be easy to do as a church group, school class or even as a family. The school passed out a brown paper lunch...
Fighting For and Not With Your Family

Fighting For and Not With Your Family

Surely your family never fights. I am guessing all car rides are peaceful and there is only inclusion and kind words all of the time, right? Well, our family has had a brief lapse in perfection (okay, maybe not so brief), but with the new year upon us, we really...
The Best Family Book: Unselfish

The Best Family Book: Unselfish

Books make great gifts, but great books make the best gifts. Unselfish by Paul D. Parkinson is a great one. It is a collection of short stories about people all over the world who choose to be Unselfish and what happens because of their seemingly simple choice. We...
Why Santa only brings ONE gift

Why Santa only brings ONE gift

This is a post from last year, but it is an important one for me to remember every year. image via Wikipedia When I was writing for an Arizona newspaper, my paths crossed with a family life coach named Keri Maughan for a few articles, and I was always amazed by her...