Blog~Encouragement for Caring
With people living longer than ever before, more and more individuals find themselves sandwiched between caring for their children and caring for their aging parents. Coping with our fast-paced, always-connected world is stressful enough, but when you add...
Blog~Encouragement for Caring
Our life is full of seasons and how we feel about our Mom can change a lot during our lifetime. Do you remember the season when your mom’s kiss held special healing powers? How about those teenage years when you were sure there was just so much about life she...
Blog~Encouragement for Caring
The New Year has arrived! Which means it’s the season of New Year’s Resolutions! If you are like me, then it feels like there is no way you can even think about doing one more thing right now? During my caring season of my dad, I had so much on my plate...
Blog~Encouragement for Caring, Take Heart Tuesday
Care-giving can get overwhelming. We often focus on all the things we need to do for self-care but ignore the common negative emotions we experience. Take Heart Tuesday I share a negative emotion and a strategy to overcome it. Care-giving can get...
Blog~Encouragement for Caring
Dad was my go-to for financial and business advice for as long as I can remember. Dad was the Chief Financial Officer of the Kansas City Folger’s Coffee plant before he retired to care for my mom. So, when we went into business together after Mom’s passing, I...
Blog~Encouragement for Caring
Fall, the time of year where the weather gets cooler and the leaves change colors before dropping off the trees (at least in my part of the country). I love to see the beautiful colors but what comes next was always something I didn’t look forward to until I...