The Super Bowl, sadly, is over and all the leftovers are in the fridge. Our guests are on their way home and the children are out cold from playing hard with their little friends. I’ll have to admit that I can’t stand football. My husband has always liked the sport, but has […]
I came across a very interesting article on MSNBC that really made me stop and think. The subject matter is basically 5 tactics to use when raising kids that really seem to work. I think they work best because they’re pretty straight forward. There’s no frills and tricks involved. They’re also […]
Last night in my rush to get my holiday cards done, I had a shadow. Our 5 year old son wanted to help so bad. He sat and watched for a while and then asked,” Is there anything I can do?” In my rush, I told him I wasn’t sure. Then he piped […]
I’ll be the first to admit that I am not the best at keeping in touch with my extended family. I’m fairly good about my siblings, my parents, one set of my grandparents, and the same on my husband’s side. Other than that, I’m pretty lazy. My reasoning is actually quite […]
A great family habit to get into is a weekly family night. You can make it a morning or an afternoon, it doesn’t matter, the point is to get everyone together. Start it out by going over the events that are coming up so everyone is aware and prepared for what’s on the […]
A great technique to help keep you and your spouse connected is frequent “relationship inventory” sessions. As time goes by we all change and grow and the goal for a long lasting marriage is to change and grow together, not apart. By sitting down and talking about where you are at on a […]
The biggest joy anyone can have in life is to have deeply committed relationships. We want to know that we’ll be madly in love with our spouse forever and that our children will always want to be near us. My grandparents just celebrated their 50th anniversary. That, I know, comes with a […]
We all have disagreements and we all argue at some point in time in our marriages. I once heard someone say that in a marriage without any conflict whatsoever, someone must be lying!! When you combine two different people, who were raised in different settings, you are bound to run into a few snags […]
Since the first meal I made in our marriage, my husband has thanked me each evening for making dinner. To this day, almost 7 years later, it really means a lot to me. The fact that he’s acknowledging that I took the time to make our family a meal, means a lot […]
No matter what relationship we are talking about, we want them to be strong. Who doesn’t want to be deeply connected to our spouse? Wouldn’t you love to hear your child, when they are 16, say you are their best friend - or at least a close friend!? These relationships don’t […]
