“Great Moms work hard.  Great moms also know when to stop working, and just enjoy the time spent with their family.  Lazy hours of talking, giggling, thinking out loud, playing silly games, or listening to your children’s chatter and dreams increases the joy in your family’s life.” 
Involving yourself in their small talk now, will make [...]

Knock Knock, Who’s There?
On any given day, are you rushing here and there, frustrated as you run errands and get family tasks completed? We’re all so busy that we find ourselves forced to do many things at once just to make progress with our daily life’s “do it now” list. “Hurry, hurry, hurry” is the [...]

Kids, Cars and the Bizarre

by Marisue Alsobrook
Introduction: This pre-teen started the engine alright, only it wasn’t his engine, it was ours and it belonged to a white Ford in our driveway. Meet Johnny. He was 8 when he was placed in our home, a product of family incest and a victim of family sexual abuse. [...]

By Marisue Alsobrook

Introduction:  Laughter is a natural stress reliever, and we all need more of that!  Stress stops us from enjoying the healthy benefits of small laughter.  You’ve seen those jolly people that seem to laugh every few moments.  It’s good for you!  Even though deep laughter releases the most endorphins, the small frequent [...]

by Marisue Alsobrook
Introduction: I believe that stress accounts for most of our attitude problems, most of our foul moods, lack of sleep, road rage, and illnesses. We can reduce and elminate much of our stress, through many different behaviors. By changing what we eat, adding regular exercise even in small amounts of time, adding some [...]

by Marisue Alsobrook
Introduction: Daily Life links us all to stress.  Stress is  all around us, impossible to escape.  We can  handle what life tosses at us if we are informed and realistic.  Do we expect too much?  Are we taking ourselves and those around us too seriously?  Can we improve our lives with nutrition, exercise, and [...]

by Marisue Alsobrook
Introduction:  Waiting on good things to happen takes faith.  But, “waiting” doesn’t mean “doing nothing.”  Faith should generate action, walking in faith consists of making good choices.  Everyday we can choose to create the best attitude, help others, and take important steps towards what matters most to us:  our family, friends, job, co-workers and just [...]

By:  Marisue Alsobrook
Introduction: Bossy kids? Who hasn’t seen a parent jump to satisfy or console their screaming toddler, or give in to a defiant teen?  Been there?  Of course, we all give in sometimes, either for the sake of the moment, or just because we didn’t know what else to do to get out of [...]

by Marisue Alsobrook 
New Year’s Resolutions are great to make and most frequently broken.  Still, we begin the new year with great intentions.  Every new year offers hope, inspiration, and refreshing change.  A chance to put into practice something we’ve learned.  Starting “over” is a gift, but do we?  Here are some ways to keep those resolutions [...]

by Marisue Alsobrook
The secret to guilt free holiday eating is in our mind and approach to mealtime.  Temptations and overeating surrounds us from Thanksgiving to New Years. Meals are brimming with mashed potatoes, turkey and yummy stuffing, sending out a powerful call to one and all. Pies, cakes and creamy fudge can leave us frighteningly full. [...]