“To be, or not to be: that is the question…”

It’s funny how differently we see life after our children have flown the coop. Before that time, we felt sure that we knew all the answers and knew exactly what life was all about. We were so caught up in raising our children and doing what we deemed as the right mothering action, we put […]

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Handicaps Come with Opportunities!

A while ago, a young friend of mine from Twitter, named Gloson Teh aka @Gloson told me about a site and it has made a huge impression on me. I return to it over and over again because of my mission to help people, especially children to deal with all of the negativity that comes […]

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In Praise of Stay-at-Home Moms Unless Divorce Happens!

Dr. Laura, I agreed with everything you wrote in your book until about ten years ago when divorce shattered my family and my life. No longer did my pride in a job well done help to make me feel fulfilled or honored as a stay at home mom. Quite the contrary. Why? Well, I’ll tell […]

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Help is available to SAHMs if husbands die but not if they leave!

Several of you asked me to re-post this so here it is! I watched the Rachael Ray show today and one of the guests on the show had a tremendous impact on me. His story was so very sad and his mission because of it, so very inspirational. The man’s name is Matt Logelin and […]

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MARK VICTOR HANSEN…SO MUCH MORE THAN A GLASS HALF FULL

Mark Victor Hansen, the co-author of The Chicken Soup for the Soul series of books, has permitted me to tell you about what he taught me and my experiences, after meeting him.  I met Mr. Hansen and listened to his words at the Mega Book New York seminar in May 2007. Mr. Hansen spoke of […]

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Divorce is linked to Heart Disease…duh!

Did you know that the stress of a bad marriage, separation, divorce and the subsequent financial problems can kill you? Ladies, as you live through the divorce process, you need to take care of your children but you also need to take care of you! If your diet is not a good one and you […]

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The Phoenix and her rebirth! So much like the rebirth of SAHMs after divorce!

Ancient Greek mythology tells of a mythical bird called the phoenix that was associated with the Greek God, Apollo. According to the tale, the phoenix would bathe in cool water every morning at dawn. When the sun god heard it singing, he would stop his chariot to listen. Mythology stated that there was only one […]

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Guess What?

Have you ever tried to take on something new and have been “shot down” by friends or family? Why is it that some of the people who profess to care about us seem to fill our sails with wind or hot air while at the same time, dropping anchor so that we can’t go anywhere? […]

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