Having two teenage children is truly a blessing, but it is not easy. Many parents are under the false impression that parenting gets easier when they no longer have to change diapers and wipe runny noses. As children get older, parenting is different, but parenting is still parenting. Of course nothing worth anything in life [...]
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Lessons Learned From Mom
Today is Mother’s Day. It is a day to honor our mothers and all moms as well as those that fill the important role of a mother. So do that. Being a mom is a thankless job in many ways. Sometimes moms are simply taken for granted by their children and even sometimes by their [...]
Jesus Was Right
I just read an interesting article about a comprehensive study conducted by Harvard University to find out what makes us happy. This is one of the longest-running longitudinal studies of human development ever conducted. The study followed 268 Harvard undergraduate men for an astounding 75 years. George Vaillant, who directed the study for more than [...]
Keeping Up With It All
As each year goes by, life seems to get busier for me as well as the rest of my family. There have been times when I’ve felt a little (okay a lot) overwhelmed with my schedule. I have found that busyness can actually get in the way of being productive. And we all know what [...]
Making Family Vacations Memorable
If you bring up the subject of “family vacations”, many people just cringe. Their memories of family vacations were less than positive. Sometimes the family closeness causes problems and often our expectations of a vacation far exceeds the true experience which results in deep disappointment. Not exactly the memory you were looking for. I remember [...]
