by Lori Wildenberg | Nov 12, 2018 | Prodigal Concerns, Relationships, Self-Care, Special Concerns, Uncategorized
Toxic relationships. I’ve had a few. Have you? It brings to mind the saying, “Hurting people, hurt people.” I try to recall this when poisonous behaviors enter my world. Grace, yes I can give that. But… how do I avoid being personally...
by Lori Wildenberg | Apr 10, 2017 | Guest, Self-Care
Meet Cindi McMenamin an author friend and colleague of mine. You will love her real and common sense approach to family living. She presents 3 ways to avoid letting drama and worry be a part of your life. Her ideas work because they are based on wisdom from the...
by Lori Wildenberg | Sep 26, 2016 | Faith Development, Relationships, Self-Care
My friend Kathy has greatly impacted me over the years. We met in high school. She got married a few years before I did and had her first child about five years before I had mine. When I had parenting questions, her bigger perspective was so helpful. Yet she wasn’t so...
by Lori Wildenberg | Aug 22, 2016 | Character Development, Communication, Self-Care
The truth is I am guilty of body shaming.The body I verbally attack is not my enemies. It’s not a person in the public eye. It’s the one I see in the mirror. I say things like: “I am soooooo fat.”“I need to ______(eat less, exercise more,...
by Lori Wildenberg | Jul 18, 2016 | Character Development, Communication, Relationships, Self-Care
I confess I’m a hypocrite.I’m a Christian and yep…I’m a hypocrite. I tell my kids not to do things I have done.I give advice to others that I don’t take myself.I know the best and right way to honor God with my words and my actions and I...
by Lori Wildenberg | Oct 12, 2015 | Faith Development, Prodigal Concerns, Relationships, Self-Care
Exhaustion. It’s part of the parenting experience. Little ones challenge us physically and emotionally. And… older kids stretch us physiologically, emotionally, and spiritually. Neither stage is perfectly smooth or easy. But… God is faithful in...
