When I was little, I invented a way to prevent childhood sexual abuse. Because I was experiencing it. Before you read about my sexual abuse solution, check out these statistics*: Nearly 70% of ALL reported sexual assaults happen to children 17 and under. 1 in 10 children will be sexually abused before age 18. Children
April is National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, this topic is very important to me. And since one in four girls and one in six boys will be sexually abused before the age of 18 (according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), this issue should
In my latest reader survey (You can take the survey here!), and in person, a few ladies have recently asked for skincare suggestions. Just like last month’s final Friday post, this post will be a List Post with lots of helpful hints for you to try. For starters, please know, you are awesome. You are
by Kathleen Guire I love cleaning. I know. Not everyone does. I love order, organizing, and making things beautiful. Homemaking is an art that many in our culture have discarded. Perhaps we back down from beautifying our space because we don’t think it’s “beautiful enough.” The barrage of HGTV picture-perfect homes and Instagram design accounts
In last week’s blog post on time management, I barely got started taming time. That’s why in today’s post, I’m going to drill deeper on the subject so you can reclaim some margin in your life. Step 1: Track Your Time. First of all, to grab your life back from the typical time-sucks, you need
According to my recent reader survey (You can take the survey here.), a lot of people are struggling with time management. As I began looking for time management best practices, I came across this great quote by Susan Ward: “The focus of time management is actually changing your behaviors, not changing time.” She’s right, you
Has your family ever been slammed with a whole lot of difficulties, all at once? Just when you think things are getting better—maybe even back to normal—some new problem arrives to knock you to your knees. A few years back, our family experienced a number of negative issues: boom, boom, boom. Cancer diagnosis for my
Do you struggle with relationships, money matters, aging parents, weight, your writing, curly hair? If so, have I got some nonfiction books for you! To point you in the right direction, here’s a list of my favorite nonfiction books on a variety of subjects. You need more than a list though. You also need the WHY
More than once my cousin Lois Ann asked me to attend her winter wedding. She and I reconnected last year when my mother’s health began to fail. During Mom’s final week, Lois texted me often with encouragement and support. Since I rarely left Mom’s apartment, the fabulous gourmet food basket Lois sent came in very
The first marriage conference Tony and I attended was pretty much a fiasco. Suffice it to say, our car was silent on the drive home. The window I rested my cheek on felt cool which was a good thing since my face was flushed from all the emotions simmering inside of me. Was our marriage
