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04/29/2020
EVERY Child Should Have A Parent At Home With my first pregnancy, I never thought about staying at home with my children, but when my first child was born, I could not stand the idea of going back to work full time... More >>

Tags: Job, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Personal Responsibility, Stay-at-Home Mom, Values, Women's Point of View
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04/28/2020
Our Endless Slumber Party I credit you with much of the reason I'm able to take sheltering in place in more stride than other people I've encountered. I was a working mother who foolishly waited until my kid was almost a year old before finally hearing you and quitting my job to stay home with her... More >>

Tags: Motherhood-Fatherhood, Personal Responsibility, Stay-at-Home Mom, Values, Women's Point of View
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04/27/2020
Kids Paying It Forward While shopping for groceries earlier this month, my 7-year-old daughter asked if she could stay in the Easter aisle while I grabbed a carton of milk. As long as she was in eyesight, I said yes... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-Conscience, Stay-at-Home Mom, Values
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04/24/2020
A Dog's Last Will and Testament As a dog owner who lost a young dog a few months ago and went a week or two later to rescue my little "Nugget" from the Humane Society, I wanted to share this poem with you... More >>

Tags: Friendships, Relationships, Values
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04/23/2020
I will ALWAYS Be His Girlfriend I've been listening since a very young age. I'm 34 now, and I've finally taken your dating advice and found an incredible man.... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Marriage
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04/22/2020
Changing the Routine For Love Last year, you had a caller whose husband left early and came home late, and he didn't feel appreciated because she was usually asleep when he saw her! I thought about my husband... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Marriage, Personal Responsibility
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04/21/2020
Something New For Lent During the season of Lent, I used to give up things as a sacrifice, but it was usually chocolate, coffee or dessert. This year, I tried something new, based on your book 'The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands.'... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Holidays, Marriage, Relationships, The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands
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04/20/2020
Adjusting My Outlook For The Better I started listening to you twenty years ago, and at that time you continually encouraged parents to catch their kids doing something 'right'... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Character-Courage-Conscience, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Personal Responsibility
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04/17/2020
The Wake Up Call I Needed I was a nice, smart girl from an affluent family. But after my parents divorced when I was 15, I really started acting out... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Divorce, Mental Health, Personal Responsibility
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04/16/2020
I Would Rather Be Alone Earlier this year, I ended a relationship that looked fabulous on paper, but, was a disaster... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Dating, Values, Women's Point of View
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