With the warm weather coming quickly, I'd just like to share a reminder of why we should all make sure our children and grandchildren take swimming lessons! It was my second season teaching Sarina swimming lessons. Now 26 months old, she was...

Lessons not learned have a habit of re-presenting themselves—at the worst possible time. I like to joke that God puts a pebble in my path to get my attention. If that doesn’t work, I get a rock to trip over. If that doesn’t alert...

I became a convert last night. After a lifetime of thinking myself a piano player (note I didn't say the high falutin' "pianist") courtesy of a few years of lessons in grade school and high school, and a maternal lifetime of hearing four kids practice...

In the third grade I wanted to be "somebody" and thought I could sing and dance my way to stardom. When asked for voice lessons, my Dad asked me to "try out" for him and my Mother at 7pm that night. I worked all day on my rendition of "Sunny", dressed up...

I am a product of the disco era of the 70's. My friends and I loved to dance and that was a love that was never lost. About 9 years ago, an old disco pal introduced me to the world of ballroom dancing. It was fun, safe, social and a great way to burn off...

I wouldn’t be young again if you paid me many thousands of dollars. Okay, if you offered me millions of dollars, I would indeed go back to my dentist and have him put the silver metal braces back on my teeth, but I would ask for a million per year (I...

Growing up in a house where our mother was a strong, dominant figure it took us by surprise when...

Anxiety-Proof your Decisions By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach Life changes fast and successful people have to learn to make rapid decisions. There are two extremes of how people make decisions, both are...

With Mother’s Day approaching, I am inspired by the wonderful articles and video I watched about breast cancer on Growing Bolder. I grew up being taught to put others before myself and used that analogy throughout my life. I remember many Christmas...

I have a date with destiny in about 48 hours. It's also a date with my guy, and I'll be wearing...

It's been 36 years since the release of Frampton Comes Alive. And now there's word that there may be another. Not an album, but another Frampton in the entertainment biz! Peter's daughter, Mia Rose Frampton has a role in a new ABC Family...

My parents lived through the depression and survived because of the many skills they had...and...

Why do we prefer slavery in Egypt over following God in the wilderness? In more...

I have been a musician for over 40 years, and started playing professionally when I was 14, a few...

We’re taking a look back instead of forward as we near the end of a pretty raucous decade....

There are a lot of lessons to be had from sitting at the bedside of a dying man, and most of them...

Growing up in a very small town of about 800 people, your religion was part of your profile. Mine happened to be Catholic – and still is. However, a few years ago, I began to ask a lot of questions. Being a catechist since the age of sixteen, a...

Forget politics. There will be plenty of time to discuss, debate and second-guess. For now, hats off to the first family-elect for already providing an invaluable positive image role model -- a loved, needed, and independent grandmother.When the Obama...

When I read that someone who is healthy, active, ambitious and inspirational has died – like an actress, or a sports star – I'm instantly saddened. And that was my initial reaction when I saw that Dave Freeman had died in a freak accident at his...

My life long awakining happened quite by accident. My mother lived with our family for nine years and was disabled. I was her care giver all of that time and also had a small child. I have to admit between my husband,son and mother I sometimes...

I went to a concert by Scottish fiddler extraordinare Alasdair Fraser and his musical partner,...

Eric Shackle of Australia is the author of the world's first multi national electronic book. It's called, Life Begins at Eighty. At age 88, it's something Eric knows first-hand. He also knows a little bit about writing. He filed his first newspaper...

What do Successful Kids really N.E.E.D? The 4 key strategies of highly effective parenting By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach Hundreds of times I’ve been asked questions after talk shows or speaking...

Roz Savage is a British ocean rower, author, motivational speaker and environmental campaigner. After 11 years as a management consultant, she embarked on a new life of adventure by rowing 3,000 miles across the Atlantic. Her unlikely transformation...

Surviving Major Life Crisis – 10 insights to guide you through stressful events with...