Margaret "Gigi" Roe, MA, LPC 

The other day I had both kids with me to purchase some toothpaste. A seemingly mundane task if not for me wanting them to decide on only one tube. He wanted the "Sponge Bob" bubble mint flavor and she the "Princess" bubble mint flavor.  I tried to explain, to no avail, that it didn't matter what picture was on the outside, it was the exact same thing on the inside. Noone was budging. We were at a standstill in aisle three. I realized that I was being just as unreasonable as they were; I couldn't expect my 3 year old to "get it", was this a battle worth choosing? (hardly), and they would use the toothpaste up way before it expired anyway. Just then Bill Murray popped into my head,"It just doesn't mattter...It just doesn't matter... It just doesn't matter" (Remember "Meatballs"?) Both tubes went into the cart and then we moved on to aisle four...

Well I just started creating my website tonight and I'm excited about this new venue! I was picking out the top header picture and just had to get creative input from my fashion consultant, who has the final word on all my clothing purchases, my 3 year old daughter. She liked the purple background the best, but I thought it was too bland. I really love this photo as I truly feel that the counseling relationship is a walk taken side by side and this really captures it. Although it is somewhat murky; life is so at times. As I contemplated all this, my daughter went up to the monitor and pointed to the bridge and asked, "Mommy, is that the way home?" I smiled and thought to myself, "When it's done right it is."