

Decorate on a Dime
If you love the holiday season like me, you’ve probably been planning your décor since the week after Halloween. At our house, the...


The Intentional Marriage
Every relationship has an underlying “contract,” conscious or unconscious. In most cases, couples allow it to be drafted by default; a...


A Home for Life
Aging-in-place means remaining in one’s home safely, independently and comfortably, regardless of age, income or ability level. It means...


Pet Home Health
Many of us have lived through a significant change in how and where our pets live. The last decade shows our pets leaving the barn...


Fundraising in the Age of Technology
While many may think otherwise, the truth is that crowdfunding is not a new concept. It is essentially fundraising in the information...


Loving Communications
Lifelong bonds develop between flawed and wounded human beings in imperfect relationships. It is a given. The Open vs. Closed Heart is a...


Counting Our Blessings
It’s the time of year when people come into various home improvement stores in a panic because they have to have their home interior...


Rural Coeur d'Alene
With all that's happening in the world today so explicitly visible on the Internet and smartphones everywhere, it should be no wonder why...


You Can Do it All
No more goofing off into the late summer nights: back to business, new schedules and school routines. The responsibilities you threw out...


Feeling Loved and Special
This is part two in a series on relationships. Marriage is sometimes referred to as a crucible. A crucible is the vessel in which gold is...