As a mom I can be a little too passionate about instructing my children on how to be the best they can be. As a result I often forget that sometimes my kids just need a hug, not a lecture. This is an excerpt from The Passionate Mom on my failure to listen and respond in a way that is comforting and encouraging to my children: It really helps to remember that you are listening with the purpose of trying to understand…
One of my children definitely lives and dreams outside the box. Her individuality became obvious to me her first week of pre-K. She was sent to the wall twice before the end of the first week. My other children had never been sent to the wall, ever, so I was…panicked! “Honey,” I said, “Merrills don’t get sent to the wall. What did you do?” Her response the first time was, “Mommy, Arial Mermaid was playing in my head, and…
My son is missing from this picture. His look was a lot more exasperated than the dogs. He had been waiting for me and waiting for me and waiting for me to go for a ride. And so were the dogs. You see we don’t own this red Willy but we love him. And we were on borrowed time. So my son was rather anxious to make the most of our time before Willy had to go back…
Thanks to everyone who entered to win in the Shaunti Feldhan book giveaway! Our two winners are Joey Santos from Florida and Brooke Nunns from Nebraska. Please contact [email protected] so she can ship out your books. YAY Joey and Brooke!…
I have a friend, Carla – she’s from Birmingham… I tell you that so you can read her words with a Southern accent. One day I happened to call her right after she picked up her carpool, and she had a carful of kids. As I was chatting with her she interrupted our conversation to caution her children. “Hey ya’ll, listen up! I am on the Peace Train today and you are fixin’ to make me get off track.…
This is my friend Shaunti–I love her. And I just saw her last week at the Hearts At Home Conference. This woman has it going on in places that I can only dream of going. She gets men and she gets women and what’s more she gets how to explain them to each other. This is a RARE gift! Mark and I have read her books, used her books in our relationship and used her books with our kids. Another…
Marissa Mayer, former CEO of Google and now the CEO of Yahoo, is making headlines. After giving birth in August, she spoke at Fortune Magazine’s “Most Powerful Women” dinner and shared the secret of her success: ruthless prioritization. When it comes to her priorities, the 37-year-old CEO says, “For me, it’s God, family, and Yahoo, in that order.” Yahoo’s stock has gone up 18 percent since Mayer took the helm, so perhaps her advice is worth heeding. But how does one ruthlessly…