I am on the home stretch of my very first pregnancy. I have only a couple more weeks (or less) until my sweet daughter enters the world. I’ve found that this stage of pregnancy is noticeably more difficult than previous months. On a recent morning, I had gone for a walk to begin my day and then got ready for … Read More
My husband James and I are expecting to have our first biological child to arrive in only a few short weeks (7 to be exact). This has brought on a plethora of thoughts and emotions, as one could imagine. I have been dwelling on the gravity (in a good way) of the role of motherhood and I was thinking about … Read More
Lately I have been seeing a lot of teenagers coming into the office with their parents. I absolutely love this age group, I think they are the most misunderstood, misrepresented age group, yet they are some of the most amazing individuals I have the opportunity of helping. I wanted to give you a few tips for effectively communicating with a … Read More
One of my favorite things to do is be a voice for the voiceless, defender for the defenseless, and provide means of communication for those who are unable to communicate. I find that this is one of the most rewarding things about my job. Each week, I encounter many clients and cases that involve divorce. While this is unfortunate, a … Read More
In the celebration of freedom here is the fourth installment of parenting your kids into and out of freedom. I meet so many parents each day who live confused as to how to bring out the best in their children. So many make the mistake of attempting to make their kids into someone they desire for them to be as … Read More
The third parenting tip in the parenting into and out of freedom series is: We were designed to submit One of the biggest mistakes I see parents make is letting their children make too many decisions. Parenting kids to make decisions within some boundaries and limits is good and healthy but allowing them free reign is detrimental to their nature … Read More
Here is the second tip on parenting into and out of freedom. You can’t parent “out of something”. If you try to parent out of hurt, anger, bitterness, rejection, or any other wounded place the results are never in your favor. You will always end up acting or reacting according to your own wounded places. We must first recognize our need … Read More
I get many questions about parenting primarily on how to parent well. I believe that sharing my top ten tips could be helpful to those that want to be and currently are parents. I will break one down every week that I post a blog (in between each of the posts from my team). Here is number 1 (these are … Read More