We are looking at the waning crescent Moon, in its quarter phase, rising in the sky at Midnight and setting at dawn. This is the Last Quarter Moon of the year and with it can come many pluses and a few minuses. Quarter Moons, when waning, can drain our energy,…
I saw the voicemail when I got home. My phone had been on silent since I had just gotten my four teens vaccinated against COVID at the health department. The message was from a police officer in a neighboring town following up with me on a “potential parenting plan dispute.” When I…
We've always heard about the Full Moon and its magic; even if we weren't inclined to believe in magic or the power of the Moon and the stars. There was always something about 'praying' beneath the Full Moon that made us feel that our wishes would be granted. For those…
When it comes to your kids making excuses, you’ve probably heard them all. "Aww, Mom! Do I have to?” Or the all-time favorite, You can’t make me!” Or maybe your kids’ routines are more along the lines of pouting, arguing, and ignoring you (or agreeing and then ignoring you). Either…
Over the years, my relationship with my father has ebbed and flowed. In the last couple of years, due to the boundaries that I have put in place, our relationship is the “best” that it has ever been. Our time together is primarily on my terms, and my dad is…
If you're a parent, you're probably trying to figure out how to get your kids to stop lying. Have you ever asked your child to clean his or her room, only to have them tell you a short while later that it's done? But, when you've gone to look, you…
Everything was fine in my marriage until the last 8 hobbling years. Unfortunately, divorce proceedings started in the 25th year of our union. Once the dissolution was finalized, I told people how I was happily married for 15 years, yet married for a decade more than that. And though I…
Sometimes love is hard to define or explain, so putting your feelings in a cute love paragraph for him is a great way to tell him "I love you". Love's a feeling that comes in many forms in one lifetime. When you feel lost for words, it's important to figure…
Last month, I took the kids camping by myself for the first time since the divorce. Right now, all of me wishes I was still deep in those peaceful Redwoods with the warm-reaching sunshine on my skin, holding on for dear life to every hour in the hammock with them. Tonight I…
Your one card tarot reading for all zodiac signs is here for Monday, November 1, 2021, with a prediction using numerology and astrology. The Sun remains in Scorpio season until November 22, 2021. Your one card tarot reading on Monday, November 1, 2021, begins with the Moon in Virgo entering Libra.…