Live Brilliantly NOW
Goals. I have always been a goal-oriented person. Prepare for the test. Practice toward the recital. Work to get ahead. In my zeal to...
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Ellen Wheeler
- Sep 12
- 3 min
Happiness is Available Now
I homeschool my son. Some of my friends homeschool their children as well and we run a co-op together a few hours each week. This year we...
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Justina Jackson
- Aug 31
- 4 min
Sunday - Fun Day?
The ironing board comes out. Perhaps half-heartedly, dress clothes and shoes get dragged out of closets. Instead of donning a baseball...
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Carly Fauth | FitFun Carly, Founder
- Aug 21
- 4 min
The Secret to Fitness Success
I had a really great conversation with someone today about “results”. She pointed out, and rightfully so, that people are often moved to...
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Justina Jackson
- Aug 20
- 4 min
It's OK to Be Irrationally Emotional...! Sometimes...
We can all feel it happening. Like a low-pressure tropical weather system off the coast of Africa, a storm brewing that might get pushed...
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Shelley Colton
- Aug 3
- 3 min
The Element of Fun
Mary Poppins taught us this simple yet profound principle- that a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.
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Shelley Colton
- Aug 3
- 3 min
The WHY behind self-care
Self care is the sacred act of remembering and fostering YOU- your pure desires, passions, hopes and dreams...
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L.N. Jayne
- Jul 5
- 3 min
Choosey Mothers Choose Consequences
“Well sweetie, your actions have consequences.” My 9 year old daughter is hunched over, clutching her stomach with both hands. She’s...
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Shelley Colton
- May 23
- 5 min
The MOMentous Challenge
Newsflash! It's official. The greatest challenge for moms among SO many challenges is to make, find, and prioritize the time and means to...
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Shelley Colton
- May 23
- 8 min
Respect in a Man's Eyes
Every wife sets out intending to respect her husband. She thinks she is being respectful, she wouldn't dream of doing or being otherwise!...
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Ellen Wheeler
- Apr 20
- 3 min
The Stars and Me
We have a small ranch in southern Utah far away from the bright lights in the city. One of the joys of being on the ranch is stepping...
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Ellen Wheeler
- Apr 13
- 2 min
Be Your Own Cheerleader
Your daughter makes a goal for her soccer team and you cheer from the sidelines. You take your son for ice cream when he gets an A- on...
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Ellen Wheeler
- Apr 11
- 3 min
Warts And All
When you post a picture on social media do you use a filter? It certainly is a handy gadget. To be able to put forward your "best" self....
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Ellen Wheeler
- Apr 10
- 2 min
Self Worth? Confidence? Approval? Respect? Esteem? What Ever You Call It We All Need It.
Self esteem. We all know what it is and yet it can be hard to define. Ask ten of your friends and you will get ten slightly different...
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Ellen Wheeler
- Mar 25
- 2 min
Serve, Evolve, Flourish
Is you life jam-packed? What am I asking - you’re a mom - of course you life is jam-packed. You take care of the kids, the house, perhaps...
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Ellen Wheeler
- Mar 23
- 2 min
Mothering & Volunteering, Two Sides of the Same Coin
Moms- even moms who love their kids- often crave a chance to pursue activities that they choose just for themselves. When those projects...
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Shelley Colton
- Mar 6
- 2 min
Moving for Joy & Fun
When I was young, my sisters and I would often turn on some music - we had several favorites- and dance and skip and jump and sing and...
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Stephanie Wheeler
- Jan 31
- 3 min
2023 - Where will I go? Who will I meet? What will I learn?
The new year has begun! The new year has begun! I have made the 2023 heading in my reading notebook. I have carefully numbered the first...
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Corliss Jacobs
- Jan 3
- 4 min
The Not-So-Scandalous Power of Femininity
Well written, compelling, enjoyable female characters? In THIS day and age? How scandalous! As a young woman who also happens to be an...
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Stephanie Wheeler
- Dec 8, 2022
- 2 min
The Joy of Revisiting
“I can’t imagine a man really enjoying a book and reading it only once.” – C.S. Lewis I have been reading “The Collapse of Parenting: How...
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