Pinterest: An Interview Where I Least Expect It!

by | Feb 3, 2022 | Communication, Community, Companionship, Conversation, Culture, Divorce, Family, Fear, Fellowship, Fireside Talk Radio, Insecurities, Marriage, Marriage Problems, Parenting, Reading, Sex for Christians, Strengthening Relationships

So, this week when I ran through my Pinterest notifications, I found this one! Yes, my book is on someone else’s Pinterest page. Wow! Silly I know, but can I just pause and be amazed. I found my book on someone else’s Pinterest page. Pretty cool! Pinterest...

Healthy Ambition: Sparking Self-motivation in Kids

by | Jan 27, 2022 | Communication, Companionship, Conversation, Divorce, Education, Family, Fellowship, Fireside Talk Radio, Marriage, Parenting, Strengthening Relationships

People often think of ambition as a bad thing. Maybe it is when ambition seeks to collect fancy toys, like hotrod cars and mink coats.  Hanging out with some folks I love. But what about all the men and women we know who are ambitious because they want to provide...

Mother-in-law, Daughter-in-law, Mentoring: Relationships Can Go Right

by | Jan 13, 2022 | Communication, Companionship, Conversation, Education, Family, Fellowship, Fireside Talk Radio, Group Dynamics, Insecurities, Marriage, Marriage Problems, Prayer, Reading, Strengthening Relationships

I couldn’t wait to interview family expert Deb DeArmond. But what to ask her first? We chose to focus on the mother-in-law, daughter-in-law relationship.  Author, Speaker, and Life Coach Deb DeArmond with husband, Ron. Deb packed this episode with wisdom from her...

Family Fatigue: Building Back Better Families with Deb DeArmond

by | Jan 6, 2022 | Communication, Companionship, Conversation, Family, Fear, Fellowship, Fireside Talk Radio, Group Dynamics, Marriage, Marriage Problems, Parenting, Prayer, Strengthening Relationships

Got “family fatigue”? With the holidays over, we all know family fatigue is real. I wish I’d coined the phrase, family fatigue. But I borrowed it from a wise friend. I thought I’d find family fatigue all over the internet. But maybe my friend invented it. Just in...

Transitional Housing: Homelessness and PATH’s Ideas that Work

by | Dec 2, 2021 | Community, Companionship, Conversation, Culture, Education, Family, Fellowship, Fireside Talk Radio, Group Dynamics, History, Marriage, Strengthening Relationships

Just when the media fills our screens with pictures of people collapsed on the side walk surrounded by trash and wasted needles, PATH offers us hope. Can homelessness and hope even exist in the same news story without some kind of bizarre holiday-inspired...

Drug Addiction and Your Child: You are NOT Alone.

by | Oct 14, 2021 | Communication, Community, Companionship, Conversation, Culture, Death, Education, Family, Fear, Fellowship, Fireside Talk Radio, Group Dynamics, Marriage, Parenting, Prayer, Strengthening Relationships, Teenagers

I fell in love with Bobbie Ziemer’s beautiful heart. And with her great courage to pull together a book about Drug Addiction. Bobbie Ziemer with her daughter Madison celebrating Fall at the elementary school a few years ago. If you found this blog because you are...