By Jenny Trimble

I remember that for years, I felt like a push over, mad and resentful that I felt like I was asked over and over to do the things others didn’t want to do. Whether it was pick up an extra shift at work, loose sleep to give someone a ride, go out to eat to a restaurant I really didn’t want to and the list goes on.

Can you relate at all? I didn’t know people pleasing was a term until about 10 years ago, but in other words it can also be known as lack of boundaries or blurred boundaries.

By Paul Trimble 

Does anyone find themselves NOT wearied by life in 2020? Pushed to the brink or beyond? Is there an antidote to the chaos and overwhelm that seems to come in waves and from everywhere at once?

 Is there a better way of seeing ourselves and the world that can help us navigate the realities of the modern world and our environment? With something approaching peace, joy, wholeness, fulfillment?

THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO FUN & CREATIVE DATE NIGHT IDEAS

One of the things I decided to focus on a few years ago was making sure I was intentional with dating my husband. So I started a list of date ideas I knew he and I would both like. Now a few years later the list has grown and is pretty awesome

A MUST HAVE Powerful Tool to Help your Child with BIG Emotions

Are you dealing with your child having constant meltdowns or fits of rage? I want to share with you a powerful tool that has helped our family tremendously and still does when it comes to taming a tantrum and teaching self-regulation.

In a now famous blog post and book, palliative care worker Bronnie Ware summarized the top five regrets of people in the last stages of their lives. They were:

1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.

2. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.

3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.

4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.

5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.

Raising kids is hard isn’t it?

I often wish my children came with a handbook specific to their personalities at birth. We want the best for them. Best schools, be talented in sports, polite, smart, I could go on and on. It’s easy for life to just carry us on by and sometimes we miss little important nuggets.