It's been a delightful week of Feasting and Gratitude. Our gathering of 24 extended family spanned from the youngest at 2 years old to our eldest at 97. It included the watching of football and playing of football and a ridiculous number of pies. My children and husband kept telling me, "You're making too many pies!!" [...]
Happy Thanksgiving, All - I was looking up the history of our Thanksgiving, and came across this Proclamation made by George Washington on October 3, 1789. The wording was so powerful I want to share it with you this Thanksgiving Week: "By the President of the United States of America, a Proclamation. Whereas it is the [...]
I am interviewing a guest today - my husband, Galen. Beth: You've had the blessing to work in orthodontics for many years. I've often heard you say how deeply grateful you are for your profession - what specifically? Galen: I started in orthodontic school in May of 1974, started practicing orthodontics in May, 1976, then more [...]
The last two weeks, I've talked about the power of our words in the lives of children. We first focused on how we can be a Positive Mirror to them, calling out their strengths and encouraging them. Then we dealt with the truth that "what we say is what we'll get". These are important parts of [...]
Perhaps you've heard this phrase, "What you say is what you'll get." I'm not sure where I first heard it - probably from a parenting book - but I've certainly found it to be absolutely true! Whether those words are directed at a son or daughter, or one of your students, or one of your patients, [...]
While I wait for permission to share more about how DISC Styles influence adult/child interactions, there are a few critically important adult/child lessons I've learned over many years of parenting and teaching that are worth sharing here. The first is the concept of being a Positive Mirror. Our youngest child, a son, followed two older sisters, who [...]
