by Teasia Levin | Apr 3, 2017 | Stonecroft Military
Moms of military children can feel invisible at times. Not literally invisible, of course. But sometimes the creative, witty, fun-to-hang-out-with woman you are gets hidden under baby food-stained T-shirts and baggy sweats. You still have a reflection in the mirror,...
by Stonecroft | Apr 2, 2017 | Detox
Weight was never my issue when I was growing up. As a young girl, I was tall and thin. I loved playing outside and running track. By the time I was 22, I already had four children but still was able to maintain a nice shape. By 2005, at age 23, I weighed more than 250...
by Mary Speidel | Apr 2, 2017 | Detox
Enough. Naomi Johnson remembers the day she heard about Stonecroft’s latest Conversations guide. As a new Stonecroft volunteer, she was co-leading the planning of a Detox: find your balance event for women in the Chicago area. Stonecroft staff member Sarah...
by Stonecroft | Apr 2, 2017 | Detox
Thoughts are like boomerangs returning to their source. Choose wisely which ones you “throw.” I work with people who have addictions. Many will say over and over that the addiction is too strong for them to break, that they will never be free from it. Sure enough,...
by Melissa Lobozzo | Apr 1, 2017 | Detox, Encouragement
We played a prank on our oldest daughter last April Fool’s Day. She has always been adamant about not wanting us ever to move from her childhood home, so we thought what better joke than to put a “For Sale” sign in front of our house on April Fool’s Day. After walking...