Mother’s Day

 Posted by on Sat, May 12, 2012
May 122012
 
Mother's Day

Why do we honor Mother’s day? Celebrate our Moms one day a year? Thank them, love them, hug them, give verbal affirmations. Remind them that you notice all of the little meaningful things they do for you? Honoring Mom on Mother’s Day can be a special occasion to set aside time to think and reflect on our relationship with our moms. Today I was challenge to write about what I appreciate about my Mom. Trust me, I could list a thousand easy things. Where to start is the hardest part. I will go where I go naturally. Love. She started [ …read full story ]

A New Day

 Posted by on Wed, Mar 14, 2012
Mar 142012
 

Got up early today to go for a walk before the sun came up. That’s a first for me! I am hoping to start walking regularly and get into the routine of exercise. Its been a long time! I miss going to the gym, but I don’t see how I could fit that into our already ‘full’ schedule. Just not enough time in the day. But I am thankful. The time limitation is a blessing, I am sure; otherwise, I would try to do too much! I am reading One Thousand Gifts, and was reminded last night that we have [ …read full story ]

Special Poem From Early Pilgrim, Anne Bradstreet

 Posted by on Tue, Jan 24, 2012
Jan 242012
 

Special Poem from early Pilgrim, Anne Bradstreet – In Reference to her Children I had eight birds hatcht in one nest, Four Cocks were there, and Hens the rest. I nurst them up with pain and care, No cost nor labour did I spare Till at the last they felt their wing, Mounted the Trees and learned to sing. Chief of the Brood then took his flight To Regions far and left me quite. My mournful chirps I after send Till he return, or I do end. Leave not thy nest, thy Dame and Sire, Fly back and sing amidst [ …read full story ]

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Loving Teenagers

 Posted by on Tue, Dec 13, 2011
Dec 132011
 
Loving Teenagers

I was reading this week about teenagers, since I will have some soon :), and I came across this interesting quote: “Low-control and low-acceptance parents produce teens with a variety of problems, including delinquency and chemical dependency. Parents who are high in control and low in acceptance (authoritarian parents) have children who are socially inadequate and lacking in confidence. Parents who are low in control and high in acceptance (indulgent parents) have teenagers with high impulsivity, low responsibility and low independence. Parents who are high in control and high in acceptance (strict but loving parents) have teenagers who are independent, [ …read full story ]

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