As a reformed perfectionist, I can totally relate to those of you who start to feel pressure to create the most amazing Christmas, soon after Halloween ends and long before the Thanksgiving Turkey is served. Christmas is so meaningful to me, and my parents ALWAYS created such a beautiful experience for us as children, that …
This time of year most of us think about our family traditions and look forward to celebrating the holidays together this way. Our family has a few fun ones that many of you probably do as well… decorating gingerbread houses, creating and delivering neighbor gifts… our Christmas Eve pajama party with minute-to-win-it games… We love these …
Today I want to talk about something that’s come up time and time again this past week with my coaching, and that is assigning meaning. Our brains are great storytellers, and we believe most of what we think, it’s just part of being a human being. We assign meaning to events that happen, things people say or …
I just spent the past week and a half doing some traveling. First, a wonderful weekend at a coaches retreat in our beautiful Bear Lake Utah. It was so energizing to be surrounded with other amazing coaches and glean from their knowledge and experience. I am always looking for opportunities to grow and expand …
I’ve always loved a good love story. Ever since I was little, I loved watching happy couples, on the big screen and off. When we were kids, my cousin (and best friend) Jill and I would spy on people kissing, and watch young couples hanging all over each other at amusement parks.. We loved …
Hello my friends, how was your weekend? I hope you are enjoying the changing of the seasons, I LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR! Today’s post is a little religious in nature, -I don’t hide the fact that I’m a Christian, so I hope you won’t mind me sharing a few thoughts. But if that’s not for …
It’s been such a great week for us, Steve and I have had so much fun together! We took our grandkids to the State Fair on Wednesday and spoiled them silly! Then, my poor guy came down with a Man Cold and couldn’t go to work, so we took advantage of the extra time together …
I’ve been working on a project recently that has caused me to do some reflecting. I’ve been thinking back on the years when I was pretty miserable in my marriage, in hopes that I could learn more. In doing this, I noticed how many beautiful moments I ruined for myself. Do you do this? Do you …
This past week we said goodbye to my mother-in-law, and celebrated her life with family and friends at her funeral. My husband spoke and did such a beautiful job paying tribute to her. My heart was absolutely bursting with love for him as I listened to him speak. I’m literally pinching myself… still… that …
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This past week I was thinking back to my days as a college volleyball player. Each week, the day before a match, we would meet with our team psychologist after practice to go through some mental exercises. We would work first work on our breath, quiet our minds and then visualize ourselves in game situations. …
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I’ve been thinking lately, that at every stage of life, we are challenged to consider our beliefs. We bump up against a new challenge or struggle, and time and time again, are forced to decide WHO we want to be, and WHY. This poem has been on the wall next to my desk since the …
I saw a post in a FB group this week that caught my attention. This is something that comes up often for my coaching clients, so I wanted to address it here. Here is the post: “Is there a way to break this dynamic?I feel like in my marriage intimacy= sex. I hate that if we cuddle, …
