Advice for Moms
7 Ways to Empower Your Kids with Money
What are things you wish you would have known about money when you were younger? Here are 7 ways to empower your kids with money…
Fortune Telling vs Gardening the Soul
When I feel overwhelmed by all the uncertainity, I plunge my hands into dirt. The practice of planting, cultivating, waiting is like gardening the soul.…
5 MORE Ways to Help Kids with Writing
Forget about final drafts (for now). Let’s unleash the writer first! Here are 5 More Ways to Help Kids with Writing.
Permission to Grieve
Permission to Grieve – Meditations – Dallas Speaker & Author Imagine standing on a beach with your little ones. Grief is rolling toward you like…
Raising Einsteins: 7 Ways to Help Kids with Math
Do your kids struggle with math? Our family shares favorite ways to help kids with math from primary to high school. Be encouraged parents. There…
Protection from the Storm Within
Ancient shepherds used to anoint their sheep with oil for protection. Learn how you can take this metaphor and find protection from the storm within.
Unforgettable Mother’s Day Gift
Unforgettable Mother’s Day Gift — Dallas Family Photographer — Me Ra Koh Portraits Before the Coronavirus, Brian and I were working on a special video…
The Cure for Fear – Dallas Family Photographer
Do you have young children? If you’re struggling with fear, this is a story of when I first found a cure for fear as a…
Helping Your Kids Survive College Rejections
Helping Your Kids Survive College Rejections – Meditations – Dallas Speaker & Author For nine months, life has been about helping your kids survive college…
6 Most Important Goals for Homeschooling
What I’ve discovered over the last 15 years… As a veteran mom of homeschooling, I want to encourage you with the 6 most important goals…
Marriage Tips and Advice After 20 Years
Are you looking for REAL marriage tips and advice? If yes, Brian and I are celebrating our 20 year wedding anniversary with a special video…
The Best Way to Handle Fears: Ring Your “YES” Bell!
My mom and I took a special three day hiking trip together. Along the way we discovered a huge YES bell in the middle of…
12 Gifts for Cool Dads
Anyone else draw a blank when it comes to shopping for men, especially dads? Would you love a go-to list of the 12 Gifts for…
5 Ways to Accept Compliments
Some of you may not know I’m one of the lucky ones. Twenty plus years ago, I was a patient in a psychiatric ward. Yes,…
Moms are Brave and Afraid
Self Portrait with Pascaline I feel like my heart is resurfacing. And even though I have been brave, I want to cry. The last few years…
9 Travel Tips for Working Moms
In five weeks, I traveled to Florida, New York, Vegas, Nashville, Dallas and somewhere else that I can’t remember. Talk about a whirlwind of travel…
8 Ways for Mom to Look Great in Photos!
Everyone wants to look great in photos, especially mama! Why? If mom doesn’t like how she looks, I guarantee the photo will never see the…
How to Determine if You are Failing or Succeeding
What determines if you are failing or succeeding? I have to ask myself this question to stop a vicious mental cycle. I want to start…
When Following Your Dreams Means Letting Go of Back-Up Plans
Our family of four stepped into the unknown on March 25, 2014. We put our sweet home of 10 years on the market, packed all…
When a Boy Turns Ten: Birthday Photo Essay to Blaze
When a boy turns ten, his whole world transforms. For starters, his physical body seems to change overnight. His chubby arms, legs, and squeezable cheeks…
5 Ways to Help Kids with Writing
Do your kids panic when asked to write? Before photography, I was an author and English teacher. Here are my favorite ways to help kids…
Dreaming and Grieving from Taking a Risk with the Kids
The countdown is on. In less than a month, our family is planning to take our biggest leap ever. We are putting all our belongings in…
The Risks and Rewards of Committing Yourself to Your Art
As we allow our art to evolve, we give space to grow beyond the limitations we can struggle to hide behind. The risks and rewards…
My Self-Portrait with My Twelve Year Old Daughter
Get ready, it’s a long one today! My self-portrait with my twelve year old daughter is where I start my new year. What started out…
Creative Exercise for the New Year: My Word
Let’s dive in to a favorite creative exercise for the New Year! You can do this in seconds or spend ten minutes processing it with…
4 Creative Exercises to End the Year
Today is about setting you up to finish the year strong with 4 Creative Exercises to End the Year! It’s hard to believe we are…
Preparing Your Heart for the Holidays
The holiday entertainment can be a joyful time, but for many they can also be a painful and uncomfortable time. If you are hurting this…
To Those Who Worry, Fear, and Doubt
If you worry, fear, and doubt, you are in good company. Fear and doubt are like old, unwanted companions. Some mornings I feel like I…
Are You a Reluctant Salesman?
Did you spend a ton of time building a business or creating a product you are passionate about, only to find that you are a…
My Mom’s Disruptive Moment (it changed everything)
I think back to my mom in church, how she embraced being the disruption. It was one of the best lessons learned from my mom.
13 Characteristics of a Date Rapist: A List You Need to Share
Is there anyone you know that is vulnerable and needs this list? It could make all the difference.
13 Fun Exercises to Teach Kids Photography
Kids are fearless when taking photos. Their creativity knows no bounds. But one of the most common questions moms ask me goes something like this,…
Cast Your Cares: How the Camel Reveals Our Hearts
Cast Your Cares – Overcoming Fear – Dallas Speaker & Author After the many responses and comments from last week’s post Surviving as an Entrepreneur…
Why We are Taking the Kids to Egypt and not Hawaii
When I tell people we are taking the kids to Egypt, I get two responses: The first is sudden, like a knee jerk reaction: “Have you…
Understanding Desire
This weekend I was in TX giving the closing keynote for a powerful women’s conference. I spoke on the topic of understanding desire. There were…
When a Mom Feels Empty
When a Mom Feels Empty – Advice for Moms – Dallas Speaker & Author Her words of wisdom gave me comfort as I sat in…
A Fall of Sustaining Energy
There is a new term that is swirling in my head and heart these last few months. The term is Sustaining Energy. Sustaining Energy. I’ve…
Letter to Pascaline: Turning Ten with a Sway in Your Hip
I couldn’t help but notice there wasn’t a skip in your step. Instead, there was a sway in your hip. Turning ten has changed everything.
A Mom that Inspires: The Repossesed Car Wouldn’t Stop Her!
Meet Shawna Smith! This is a woman who has a story that will leave you changed for the better. Shawna emailed me her story of…
Is My Normalcy Another Mom’s Insanity?
Do you ever wonder ‘Is my normalcy another mom’s insanity?’ It’s that moment when I start to feel insecure and struggle with comparing myself to…
