by Maxine Marsolini | May 25, 2017 | Dynamic Blended Family, Family Spotlight |
Stepfamilies Are Building New Lives Blended families/stepfamilies face the daunting task of building new lives together while sorting through a rapid river of struggles. New roles, new rules, new parenting figures, stepchildren, and step-siblings. So much change can...
by Maxine Marsolini | May 18, 2017 | Dynamic Family, Family Spotlight |
Be Colorful, Flavorful and Awesome in Life Flowers come in a wide variety of colors as do the flavors of fresh fruit. And the awesome cloud formations across the sky got me thinking. Do our lives have something in common with these elements? Perhaps there’s...
by Maxine Marsolini | May 11, 2017 | Dynamic Family, Family Spotlight |
Help All Moms Enjoy a Happy Mothers Day This Mother’s Day let’s not take mothering lightly. Let’s look beyond the usual realm of mothers in pretty homes and fashionable attire. After driving past a homeless tent city beneath the freeway overpass, I...
by Maxine Marsolini | May 4, 2017 | Dynamic Family, Family Spotlight |
Sailing Through Life by Gloria Califf www.gloriacaliff.com Perched above Budd Inlet in Olympia last week, I watched handful of small matching sailboats all sailing in a circle in sync, participants in a sailing class. The inspiration of the spectacular view coupled...
by Maxine Marsolini | Apr 27, 2017 | Dynamic Family, Family Spotlight |
Find the Beautiful Side of Guilt How many of us really see the beautiful side of guilt? Dr. Frank Minirth of the Minirth-Meier Clinics has gone so far as to associate guilt with the work of an artist. If handled properly, the influence of this powerful emotion is...
