Our family traditions help create our family patterns I contributed a chapter called THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY TRADITIONS to Jennifer...

Dead-end traditions Freedom from detrimental, dead-end traditions that stem from destructive generational patterns and beliefs makes room...

Family Patterns Are negative family patterns getting In the way of your “Happy” in Holidays and your “Merry” in Christmas? As we each...

Holiday time- What’s it like for you? Holiday time can be an amazing and fun time…or not.  Memories of “Christmas Past” can help us or...

My Yearly Harvest-time Tip: Create a bountiful harvest of goodness.  Yes, you! Dieter F, Uchtdorf has said, “Perhaps you don’t consider...

ReNEW YOU Emotional Vitality Tip:  Every Small Step Matters! In 2014 on my blog, I noted: “Today I learned through my experience that...

“There are depths in the sea which the storms that lash the surface into fury never reach. They who reach down into the depths of life...

The kinds of journals people keep are many and varied.  They include gratitude journals, poetry journals, reading journals, journals...

Are you sometimes downright angry, afraid or ashamed? Try this ReNEW YOU Emotional Vitality Tip of the Day. Write in a journal to give...

Spiritual Vitality Tip of the Day:  Learn to FORGIVE “On a cold February night in 2007, a devoted father of four and a seventeen-year-old...

Step out of your sorrow and pain Whatever your circumstance, not one of us has been exempt from experiencing sorrow as well as...

Let’s talk about unforgiveness–not forgiving others–and it’s consequence to you. Are You In the Prison of Unforgiveness? Forgiving is the...

ReNEW YOU Emotional Vitality Tip of the Day.  Use your journal! Turning Pain Into Purpose Whether you grew up in an intact family or were...

Have your life been touched by the disruptive ripple effects of divorce as a child or adult, or mistreatment, or tremendous loss,...

As you pursue emotional renewal, if you are seeking: Less stress Healthier relationships Confidence Positive self-development Clarity of...