Family Values and Peace at Home with Benjamin A. Simpson, Relationship Superheroes

by | Oct 11, 2018 | Communication, Community, Companionship, Fellowship, Fireside Talk Radio, Group Dynamics, Marriage, Parenting, Prayer, Strengthening Relationships

Ben and Molly were the most unlikely pair to fall in love. Whoever heard of a Baptist preacher married to a Methodist minister? To establish peace at home takes work in any family, but, my, what a brave couple! It turns out peace at home is just a byproduct of living...

Five Simple Questions When Budgeting for Retirement from Josh Roberts

by | Oct 4, 2018 | Communication, Community, Companionship, Fellowship, Group Dynamics, Insecurities, Marriage, Marriage Problems, Parenting, Prayer, Strengthening Relationships

I hit the jackpot when I asked Josh Roberts at Roseman Wealth Advisors a question. Josh knows a lot about budgeting for retirement. He and my hubby serve on Bethesda Health Clinic’s board together where they look at the clinic’s numbers at each meeting. Financial...

Bra Straps and Other Humiliations

by | Apr 11, 2018 | Abortion, Care Giving, Communication, Community, Companionship, Conversation, Culture, Education, Family, Fear, Fellowship, Fireside Talk Radio, Group Dynamics, Insecurities, Marriage, Marriage Problems, Parenting, Prayer, Reading, Sandwich Generation

I’m trying really hard to be a grown up. Or, as my son likes to say, I’m “adulting.” Either way, I’m a fan of maturity, but not such a fan of what it takes to get there. Lately, I’m contemplating bra straps and other humiliations. Life-long Learning. Yuck!...

The Month of Love: Is Racial Unity Even Possible? with Ben Sciacca

by | Feb 7, 2018 | Communication, Community, Companionship, Conversation, Culture, Education, Family, Fear, Fellowship, Fireside Talk Radio, Group Dynamics, History, Insecurities, Marriage, Prayer, Strengthening Relationships

Imagine working in Chicago’s infamous Cook County juvie jail. Additionally, try to imagine the bitterness on both sides of the bars. You gotta wonder if racial unity is even possible. Could a young white male make a difference? Naturally, some folks might label Ben...

Romance Relief: Cheap and Easy Gals’ Night Out

by | Feb 1, 2018 | Communication, Community, Companionship, Conversation, Culture, Family, Fear, Fellowship, Group Dynamics, History, Marriage, Marriage Problems, Parenting, Prayer, Strengthening Relationships

February is the month of love. But it’s a time of year when we may all need a little romance relief. In honor of love I am wearing Mom’s 1940s heart charm bracelet (pictured left), newly inherited and therefore a little sad. Each unique heart has the name...