Category Archives: Parenting
Good Morning: What is Christmas Spirit, Anyway?
“He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.” ~Roy L. Smith, (from Joy to the World, 2003; Hallmark Books) Good morning! While we check our light strings for working lights, and gather cookie-making … Continue reading
Good Morning: Make the Most of Today
“This is the beginning of a new day … ” ~from a little orange slip of paper in my daughter’s take-home folder Good morning! One night while I was emptying out my then fifth-grade daughter’s take-home folder, a little orange … Continue reading
Good Morning: Value Your Family
“Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.” ~ Jane Howard (1935-1996) Good morning! I think Jane Howard is trying to … Continue reading
Create a Channel Guide for Your Life
I have always found it extremely difficult to watch television without multi-tasking. A few years ago, my daughter and I were both sick. She had strep and I had an ear infection. We were on our 3-day-doctor-ordered “lounge” when my … Continue reading
The Golden Rule
“Always do right. This will gratify some people, and astonish the rest.”-Mark Twain Good morning! When my daughter was in the difficult school years featured in movies like Mean Girls she lashed out at a bully who had been picking … Continue reading
The Golden Rule
”Always do right. This will gratify some people, and astonish the rest.”-Mark Twain Good morning! When my daughter was in the difficult school years featured in movies like Mean Girls she lashed out at a bully who had been picking … Continue reading
Have time to complain?
“If you have time to whine and complain about something, then you have the time to do something about it.” -Anthony J. D’Angelo Good morning! I don’t know about you, but I have made a few observations. (1) A lot … Continue reading
How do you kick?
“It isn’t how hard you kick — but how you kick.” Samantha Noel (who is celebrating her 13th birthday today! AHH! A TEENAGER! Stop in and leave a comment to wish her a Happy one) Good Morning! When Samantha was … Continue reading
Let the positive out…
“People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” Abraham Lincoln Recently my daughter had her second band concert. Her band teacher likes to highlight each student throughout the course of the concert and often … Continue reading
What are you thinking?
“Don’t compromise yourself, you’re all that you’ve got.”~ Janis Joplin God morning! As most of you know, I have a spirited and spunky 12-year-old daughter who has inherited my positive attitude and self-belief. One day about two years ago I … Continue reading
