“I wonder what’s around the bend…” That’s the thought I noticed while on my silent walk last weekend. I was none too pleased when Jackie Gartman announced that our morning hike would be a quiet one. It was the first full day of our coaches retreat and my extroverted, connector self was buzzing with conversations I […]
Change / Empty Nest / goals / gratitude
40 in 40
It’s that time of year again! I don’t know exactly how it snuck up on me but here it is Fat Tuesday and I’m realizing Lent begins tomorrow. I know not everyone practices Lent but I love the idea of “preparing”… much like we do in the season of advent. For many people Lent is […]
Empty Nest / Parenting / Relationships
Navigating the New Normal: Tips to help with the transition now that your child has been living on their own
I’ll never forget the first time my son came home from college for Thanksgiving break. I watched, mouth agape as he sauntered towards the door without a word to his father or me at 11:05 pm on a Tuesday night. At 11:05! On a Tuesday Night! Without a word to any of us! And so […]
Anxiety / Change / Empty Nest / high school/graduation / Parenting / Relationships
Lobster Mamas
I recently watched a video that someone posted on fb about how lobsters grow. I know what you’re thinking… why do I care about lobsters and how they grow?Because it’s actually an outstanding analogy for us humans. Spoiler alert: the impetus for the growth is stress/pain. The video is one and a half minutes long […]
Anxiety / Empty Nest / high school/graduation / Parenting
What do you sound like?
Remember the Charlie Brown cartoons? How an adult was always represented by a disembodied voice that sounded like WAH Wha, wha…? During summer freshman move in weekend, my soon to be a senior daughter and her boyfriend were enjoying a melt from Merv’s (one of life’s true pleasures- if you’re ever in Tallahassee be sure […]