Lori Mateer is a counselor who daily walks with individuals and couples together growing and maturing relationally as individuals, couples and community. Lori is actively…
Usually I am trying to convince my kids that there are no monsters, but lately I have been telling them there seems to be a…
During these last 7 days, it feels like the landscape of life has drastically changed on a daily, even hourly, basis! From postponed plans and…
Last week we looked at our trustworthiness and how this important quality comes down to our ability to live in relational mode. I know this…
Trust. That word has a lot of depth to it. Is trust easy for you? Do you find yourself trusting the wrong people? Do you…
Our sons are close in age. They are also great friends. Both boys enjoy playing together, and no game seems complete without the other. At…
In my last blog, I mentioned that one of the tools we use in our home is quiet practice. Some of you might be thinking,…
In Dr. Jim Wilder’s series on attachment parenting, he raised the important, difficult (and sensitive) question, can my child be trusted? Yikes! That strikes right…
We have a rule in our house that we don’t have important conversations (or continue disagreements) if we have fallen out of Relational Mode. If…
The other night, my son Matthew was angry with his younger brother, Andrew, for something that happened just before turning in to bed for the…