For some months now I’ve been musing on a section from the book Joy Starts Here, by Dr. Wilder, Ed Khouri, Chris Coursey, and Shelia Sutton. The more I’ve mused on these paragraphs, the more interesting these points have become and the more convinced I am that they are vitally important—but little known. So in […]
Helping Young Adults Evaluate Possible Mates
I was going through some old files to prepare for a workshop that is coming up and I found an old paper that I had shared a few years back at a break-out group for young people. It seemed beneficial to share it with my blog-o-sphere. This is just a brief look at how to […]
Relationship Ingredients for All Ages
Recently I was talking to a friend about some struggles she was having with her 10 year old daughter. My friend, who is a wonderful mom, was worried that she had messed up too many times and because of her own struggles with being open, would not be able to build the things with her […]
Instilling Maturity-Return to Joy Skills
Every time I look at my blog stats, it seems that the most hits are on anything to do with instilling maturity in children. This is a much needed skill for both parents and children. Today I’ve been musing on one aspect of what children need to grow and mature properly. I speak to this […]
Two Windows to Love
My journey of learning to love unconditionally began in the early 1980’s. Love was not a new concept at that time, but until then I had only been able to see a limited kind of love. As a child, this limited form of love played a big role in my life. I was free to […]