Every young couple faces the decision of whether they are going to use Santa with their children or not. So do just because it always has been. Some don’t for the opposite extreme and look down on those who do. Join my husband Corey and I as we discuss how our choice was made and how we carried it out.

There are people who use it and people who don’t. It seems most of my friends use it a lot - some can’t form a sentence without it. It still makes me blush at times. I’m definitely not the one who’ll be peppering a conversation with it. Join me as Wilma Johnson and I debate the use of the word, it’s relationship to social proprietary normals, and Christianity. Weigh in with comments and join the community!

Have we gone from America the Beautiful to America the Narcissist? Following a conversation with a friend, Wilma Johnson where this phrase was brought up - I could not stop thinking about it. Join us as we explore the culture in America today.

In this 15 minute episode I establish the foundation for the fact I probably owe my siblings a couple apologies for being a little "extra" 😬

I'm the 4th of 5 kids and my parents had to deal with 3 females who were all legit babies of the family because there were so many years between the three of us. That, and my Dad just loved spoiling a little girl. I might have been tomboy through and through but make no mistake -- I was a princess. 🤷🏼‍♀️😂

I’ve received many questions about writing my first book. The first one is “what made you decide to write it” another is “what is it about anyway”? Join me for a visit about why and what the process looks like!

Sarah Mumy shares the story of her family. Together with her husband Jordan, Sarah embarked on a journey to grow their family through adoption. The first adoption was through a private agency and the second through Department of Human Services (DHS). Their story is a little different in the fact that both adoptions are open. The birth moms and families meet up with Sarah, Jordan, and their family for holidays and birthdays on a regular basis. When I met them, her son was preschool age. One day he was caught showing a little friend a picture of his two moms, and him as an infant. “See, my moms tummy is broken so God had to put me in “birth mom’s” tummy and she had to bring me to my mom.” That’s when my heart melted.

On this particular event, I went toe to toe with a hormonal young man after one of my daughters. He had used some words in a text that NEVER made their way into my vocabulary on a normal basis and I just could not stop. Every time I think of this, I still feel like I need to apologize to God. 🤦🏼‍♀️ But I was taking my job of protecting my daughters VERY seriously. Oh boy ... here goes nothing

Social Emotional Regulation - a process internal to one's self that involves "controlling one's behavior, emotions, and thoughts in the pursuit of long-term goals” Today I discuss with my friend, and career teacher just what Social Emotional Regulation is and how it is relevant to the home as well as the classroom. Helping people become fully aware, and I control of their emotions increases people’s abilities to feel empathy for others and over-all be more kind to themselves and the world around them. Please leave thoughts and responses we could maybe address with a part 2 of this topic!

Join me as I visit with my 2nd daughter Carly. She is no doubt the worst case or rebellion and stubbornness I’ve seen in my 51 years. She just happened to be my kid (yay me)! We were not friends - and that’s putting it mildly. But There Is HOPE! Listen to our story, well a fraction of it anyway. She finally came out of it, we are now more than mother/daughter, we are friends. I love her relentlessly and maybe that’s what kept us connected for those 19 years it took for her to come around!

Native American, Woman-owned business dedicated to helping educate Native people that you really Don’t Have to get Diabetes! There are things that can be done to help avoid it and even reverse it! Along with other services, Jacqui Ashford’s company, Native Health Advisors wants to help you by offering screenings to your tribes, your employees, and groups whether they are Native American or not! Listen to learn about new products and tools they can offer to help combat and manage different diseases that plague us today!