Recently I laughed with a friend until I cried. It felt good. Have you had one of those laughs lately? If not, why?Why don't we create time for laughter?As a mom, I'm often too serious. Except for occasional moments when I cut loose.Yesterday was one of those times. My daughter Hannah was grounded. So after school, she spent the evening inside with Continue Reading

Letting my kids grow up is hard. I want them to stay young. I want to protect them. But I have no choice, I have to let them grow up.Still, I don't like it.At 6am this morning, I hugged my thirteen year old Justin goodbye. Goodbye for three days and two nights. He left for field trip with his eighth grade class on a science adventure. I truly hope Continue Reading

I'm back to my bold prayers. I don't know about you but I go back and forth with my prayer life. I go through seasons with God. Sometimes all I can do is thank God for everything--for my sight, my hearing, my mobility, my family, my health, my home, my car, my pillow and blankie, my socks for my cold feet, my hot shower, and my cabinet full of Continue Reading

I don't like my blog design. It doesn't represent me--or my blog name "Tea with Tiffany." So I've been trying to redesign my blog for months now. I've wasted hours and hours viewing I can't tell you how many blog template sites. And I still can't figure out how to change it. I even found a photo I want to use for my header.During my search, I also Continue Reading

What stops you from being creative? If you're like me, it's fear. Fear of failure.How do we get passed that fear? I believe it's by trying something new and risking failure. Failing doesn't mean we are failures. We can learn from failure.I love John C. Maxwell's books. I own quite a few of them. They motivate me. John's my friend. Not really, but Continue Reading

Attending the Writing for the Soul conference in February was worth every penny. This conference was different than the previous two because I didn't leave a bunch of nuts and bolts to add to my writing toolbox. But I did leave with a challenge.A challenge to create.McNair Wilson spoke on creativity. His words are still alive in heart."What do you Continue Reading