Do you want to know how to have a good pregnancy? You’ve heard some complaints about pregnancy, I’m sure. You’ve maybe even heard some horrific horror stories. You know pregnancy is not always all “sunshine and roses,” yet you’d like it be. Couldn’t it mostly be that way for you? Why couldn’t it be? You tell…
You’re expecting! But… you don’t know what to expect! Newly pregnant? Bringing home a newborn? What to expect? It will not all go as you expect it to. Some aspects will actually be easier than you thought they would be. Some aspects will be harder than you anticipated. What will be EASIER and what will…
At Thanksgiving, give thanks! Here are a couple of straight-forward thoughts from me about how to have the thanks-giving be most meaningful and impactful. First… When thanking someone, say why. For example, I have a friend who is coaching girls’ basketball. She doesn’t have a daughter, and she’s a powerful female leader. I appreciate her taking…
Stop comparing! It’s nasty business. It’s too easy to see another mom excelling in an aspect of parenting and then start to get anxious that we’re not doing it right or well enough. We notice and get concerned about this perceived “gap†and totally forget about our accomplishments. We think about the lady who seems so…
Tricia didn’t believe that asking for help would create a win-win. She thought she’d feel weak and like a pest and that her in-laws would feel burdened. She was wrong. Asking for help DOES create win-wins. Sometimes even a win-win-win! When Tricia was pregnant with her second baby, her husband was traveling for work most of each week…
Phases. We go through many of them as parents. Some breeze on by before we give them much more than a second thought. Others – whether or short or long-lived – cause us worry and occupy our minds and hearts as we’re trying to tell ourselves, “It’s just a phase.” We’re in a phase with…
As an expectant mom you have the opportunity discover your pregnancy image and to feel just as fashionable, professional, sexy, hot, punk-ish, athletic, and/or well-put-together as any other time in your life. However, it can seem like there are only certain images that are possible for pregnant women, images like matronly, cute, girl next door,…
During pregnancy, your boobs, belly, and other areas are getting bigger. Your changing body is there for all to see. I’ve heard people talking about how so-and-sos hips widened. Yes, it’s true her hips were widening, and there’s nothing wrong with widening hips. It’s an occurrence most pregnant women experience. Yet, there are people talking about her hips!…
A mother’s love is unique. Each mother finds her own way to love each of her children. At the same time, I think there are some shared characteristics. A mother signs on for something bigger than herself. You see quotes about a mother wearing her heart outside of her body. I think this captures the…
There’s a lot out there these days about the importance of trust for business leaders. And… whatever is key for business leaders tends to be critical for parents as well. Is there any more important type of leadership than the leadership parents provide their children? Today I want to talk about trust. Do your kids…