by Nicole Collins | Oct 30, 2024 | Marriage |
I came across a few definitions of surrender on the internet. One said, “cease resistance to……submit to their authority”. Another said, “Give up or hand over…..”. My favorite was “abandon oneself entirely to….given in to”. Last time we talked about acceptance and/or...
by Nicole Collins | Sep 25, 2024 | Marriage |
If a road trip gets tough, you really can’t just get out of the car and stop driving. You have to keep going. You almost don’t have a choice. Marriage is supposed to be this way. Last time we talked about difficult seasons in marriage being like a major traffic jam...
by Nicole Collins | Sep 10, 2024 | Marriage |
When was the last time you went on a family road trip? I don’t know about you, but I feel like every family has a road trip cast and they all play a specific part. There is the speed demon, the passenger seat driver, the “wanna be” next American Idol, the bottomless...
by Nicole Collins | Sep 4, 2024 | Self-Care and Self-Improvement |
I want to ask you a question. Can you list twenty things you enjoy doing? But wait, it must be things that do not involve your kids or husband. Now can you list twenty things you enjoy doing alone? Ok, ten? Five? Have you done any of them lately? If you are anything...
by Nicole Collins | Aug 3, 2024 | Parenting |
When my daughter was just a little girl, maybe around 4 or 5 years old and she did something wrong, she would try to overcompensate for her mistake because it pained her to disappoint me. In addition to apologizing, she would try to do nice things for me as if she...
