Category: Community & Family

“I’m just being true to self”

Self-awareness or self-centered? I was watching one of those reality competitions on television in which potential bakers were competing to become the best baking chef. In the episode, there was a young chef who failed an important...

Time Keeps on Slipping

In 1976, Steve Miller Band released a song called “Fly like an Eagle.”  In the lyrics a phrase is repeated, “time keeps on slipping, slipping, slipping into the future.”  Our present culture has immersed...

Negative Mind Chatter

FIGHT NEGATIVE MIND CHATTER An elephant will remain tied to a small stake in the ground with a chain and metal ankle bracelet.  The elephant could easily pull up the stake. When he was...

Identity Crisis

The “teenage” idea is a relatively new concept. Only in the last 100 years or so has the term teenager even been somewhat comprehensible. That being said, our world is still at the forefront...

My Home My Sanctuary

In the complex fast paced world we live in it becomes more and more difficult to find a resting place. Is there a safe place where everything else becomes secondary? We have become accustom...

Maturing my child to adulthood?

Develop a culture of honor and respect TIP: Needs and feelings are the driving force behind a child’s behavior. Recognizing the need or feeling by the parent is the first step to building a culture...

Family Dinner Strengthens Family Bonds

For centuries Jewish families have experienced the blessing of “Sabbath” and today millions across the globe are enjoying this time honored Jewish custom of Friday night dinner with the family. Of course non Jewish...