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...

Self-worth.  You Matter.  No Matter What! No matter our heritage, one way or another, we all seem to learn who we’re NOT before we...

Personal and Family freedom:  Heal yourself to heal your Family Freedom from destructive, dead-end generational patterns and beliefs...

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

“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...

More than documenting events, like a diary, I’ve used my journals to record and work through my feelings. I’ve discovered 3 significant...

JOURNALriffic is a powerful tool to help you leave your life story better than you found it–especially if you have experienced childhood...

There is so much to love about the JOURNALriffic guided method of journaling- especially if you have experienced the ripple effects of...

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

My mother, now deceased, is precious to me and very dear to my heart.  Her maiden name was Greenhalgh. While reading the personal history...

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...

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

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

Co-dependency can leave men and women feeling like the walking wounded. John Bradshaw in his book Homecoming, says, “Codependency is to...

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

In my opinion, there’s nothing better than journal prompts to use while recording one’s personal history.  An overwhelming task, broken...

This year I am participating in the #52Stories Project from FamilySearch.org. in order to become a positive INfluence on my family’s...