The Bridge Across Blog
The Sweet Life in the New Year
The practice of intentional living can be a great source of comfort to you no matter where you are in your life. Practice it, and find those sweet moments in every day, just waiting for you to see them.
Happy Holidays from My Home to Yours
One year I was gathering a list of the Top 25 Christmas Songs for a presentation about increasing the joy and decreasing your stress at holiday time. When reviewing this list, I was so surprised to see that only one mentioned gifts and Santa Claus. The rest of these...
The Big DON’T of the Holiday Season
One of the things that I see single parents and stepfamilies (and other families) do at the holiday times is stress about how much they can spend on the kids. Worse, they feel soooo bad about not having enough money to buy all the things their kids want. In order to...
Family Fun: Write Your Own Lyrics to the 12 Days of Christmas!
Write your own lyrics to the “12 Days of Christmas,” focusing on the fun things you like to do as a family.
To Deal With Difficult People, Take This First Step
In November, I was privileged to speak during Day 1 of the Texas Counseling Association 63rd Annual Conference. The experience was great! I enjoyed speaking to a wonderful audience of counselors from all over the state during my session "Effectively Working with High...
Enjoying Your Thanksgiving is Possible
Holidays tend to bring out more emotions and feelings than we anticipate. I remember my first Thanksgiving as a separated, (almost divorced) single parent. I was sad, relieved and feeling uncertain about many things, all at the same time. My children were 2-years-old...
Does Divorce Ruin Children’s Lives?
Last week, I offered up my take on Demi Moore's recent comments that she is proud of her divorce. I'll add that I am really glad for her. I'm glad that she feels she survived her divorce and that she and Bruce Willis didn’t fight. Mostly, though, I am happy, that at...
Demi Moore is “Proud” of Her Divorce. Here’s Why That Scares Me.
When Demi Moore started talking recently about being proud of her divorce, it gave me pause. It’s not that I’m not glad she was able to have a good relationship with her ex or that they were able to be there together for their kids. I am. It is just that that is not...
Making Your Marriage Work: Part 2
Every couple starts with a story. A tale of how they met, what they felt, why they drew near to one another. It describes moments like: Sharing that first cup of coffeeThe time he first brought her flowersThat first time they went to a movie and forgot about the...
Making Your Marriage Work
Emotionally intelligent couples are intimately familiar with each other’s world. Each partner knows so much about the other: All the relevant information about their partner’s lifeMajor events in their historyHow they feel about their boss, their coworkers and their...
