I recently heard Dr. Lynn Scoresby speak on marriage. He taught for an hour about changing ourselves to help our marriages and other relationships. He talked about how communication is everything, and how to say empathy statements. “If I am understanding correctly…” ... “I would feel X too in that situation” ... “You're right” ... “I'm sorry you've … Continue reading Daily Relationship Building Activity
Resilience
Learning Packets: Relationships Part 1
We know water is a big issue in the Western United States. The story of Hoover Dam situated outside of Las Vegas is a remarkable tale of vision and compromise between seven of these states sharing the water from the Colorado River. We have driven over this engineering marvel many times, when we lived in … Continue reading Learning Packets: Relationships Part 1
Long And Short Suffering
This is a repost from 2017. I have had this scripture below posted in my office for over a year. The two reasons it speaks to me is the actual idea of fruits of the Spirit and a powerful list of Christ's attributes I want to develop in myself. The other reason is my puzzlement … Continue reading Long And Short Suffering
“Tiny Changes”
From a previous post 3 years ago: In the book, Atomic Habits, the author, James Clear, talks about making small improvements everyday. He talks about having structures around the goals you want to accomplish, with a series of tiny changes you want to make. James Clear gives a nod to the book The Power of Habit when he talks … Continue reading “Tiny Changes”
Family Stories Are The Gold Standard
I have been posting how much reading books will help our children. We know it helps their language skills, their mental models of how the world works and that reading at an early age will help them do better at school. Starting the love of books at a young age can help them love books … Continue reading Family Stories Are The Gold Standard
What are the Benefits of Being A Reader for Our Whole Lives?
Being a lifelong reader can improve our lives so much! That means we have a growth mindset and we want to keep learning and improving. When our children see us reading, then because they want to be like us–the principle of attachment--they will want to read too. When “marketable skills” are mentioned maybe we think … Continue reading What are the Benefits of Being A Reader for Our Whole Lives?
The Magic of Books Over Movies
Any reader worth their salt knows that books are always better than the movies. Movies have a budget and a time limit. They also can’t tell us what a character is thinking or feeling. We are given great detail in a book on every aspect of a scene that movies can miss. Books can hit … Continue reading The Magic of Books Over Movies
Avoiding Debt
We have always been told there is “good debt” such as getting an education and a house, and “bad debt” which is credit cards and buying things that don’t appreciate, like boats, campers and cars. What if every debt was considered a bad debt? To be avoided only when there was no other way, and … Continue reading Avoiding Debt
Educate Ourselves With Sound Financial Principals
Where to start? Start looking at our bank statements and see what we could have cut out this month, how much do we actually make and how much interest are we being charged on each credit card and loan and write it down so it stares us in the face. Make a spreadsheet or have … Continue reading Educate Ourselves With Sound Financial Principals
“Build An Armor to Protect Myself”
I have written here about Dr. Martin Seligman. He and his colleagues realized in the 1960's that focusing on what was going wrong in people's lives didn't help them get better. In one of the books he has written,, Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Life, Dr. Seligman makes the point that being … Continue reading “Build An Armor to Protect Myself”
"Peace Like A River…" 