THOUGHTS TO START YOUR DAY!

Have you ever had disagreements with your spouse while navigating directions in the car? We got in the car headed to meet friends for dinner. I entered the address into my GPS; ready to help get us where we needed to go. We started on our way and as I gave my husband directions, we hit a snag. While I was telling him which way to go, he was not hearing me. In my mind, my directions that included: left, right, turn here, were completely adequate to get us where we were headed

My oldest daughter chews her fingernails when she's nervous. The habit appears in all kinds of situations: the first day of school, intense movie scenes, and even sometimes before bed. Each time I see her hands go to her mouth, I feel her worry and want desperately to take it away. "Don't be afraid," I often tell her instinctually, "Everything will be OK." But the more I think about it, the more I realize this phrase doesn't actually offer my daughter any real hope. She knows