Mama’s Crazymakers

by | May 12, 2014 | Just Laughs

I love my children. But just like when getting married you could never have known all the wonderful, interesting, and quirky things about your mate, so it is with having kids. There may have been moms who told me stories to this effect prior to having children…but if...

God Has No Grandchildren

by | May 1, 2014 | Financial

April is Financial Literacy Month and a time to reflect on how well we are training up our children in money matters. Finances are one of those areas that many of us believe you are born with the gift… or not. You just have it or you don’t, and that is all there is to...

An Interview with Jill Geselle from Tree Top Kids

by | Jan 27, 2014 | Leadership

Recently I drove to the north side of the Twin Cities and shared coffee with Jill Geselle of Tree Top Kids. I had asked Jill if I could interview her and learn more about Tree Top Kids, an organization that Jill and her husband, Tony, founded and run. The coffee house...

I’m a Recovering Perfectionist

by | Jan 6, 2014 | Relationships

I am a recovering perfectionist. And though I try to stifle the impulse, sometimes I’m reminded of it. Take the other day, for instance — I watch in slow motion as the Tupperware bowl of large, child-sized buttons falls off the table. They scatter, rolling...