• Just A GAME!


    I am that mom. I am that mom at the sporting event that ends up sitting all by herself. The one that yells wildly and yes, even stomps her feet a time or two when there are calls from the ref that are so absurd, you wonder if he can truly see out of both of his eyeballs. I can’t help it. I am not proud of this behavior, mind you. Even as I write these words I am a little tight in the chest, because I am worried sick someone will read this and a light bulb will go off. Ding! THIS is HER! The woman at our game last night. Or last week. Or last year. At least I am remembered for something!

  • 3 Secrets to turn Bah Humbug
    into the Warm Fuzzies


    I do love the holiday music, decorations, musicals, TV specials, weather, parties, and all the warm fuzzies that go with it. But I also know it is also a hectic time of year filled with pressure, unreasonable expectations, family strife and tormented memories. If you find yourself in the midst of unpleasant circumstances this season, you can still have a pleasant, memorable holiday in 2011.

  • A Mom’s Survival Guide
    when Life Delivers a Tornado

    Has unexpected turmoil erupted in your home? This May brought deadly tornadoes to the mid-West including 8 tornadoes to the Dallas/Fort Worth area during the hailstorm of May 24, 2011. Life changes in an instant. We can be going along just fine then — bam — weather erupts, tornado hits and life as we know [...]

  • Keeping Your Family Close…
    By Jessica Begley

    By Jessica L. Begley, MFT Keeping Your Family Close…The Ties That Bind Are Not Wireless Interactive innovations are seemingly in endless supply. With the widespread success and use of iPads, Blackberries, iTouches, texting, gaming and social networking, children and adults are simply a touch screen or click away from their friends and family; however, is [...]