Ever since I was little, my family has been traveling. I lived in a house until I was two, then on a boat for five years. I spent a year in Virginia, a year with my grandparents, and then another five years on a boat sailing around the Pacific. But even before my sailing years, […]
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Helping your child discover their creativity should be fun. Being motivated and interested in learning are key elements for children. Creativity begins naturally in a child; all you need to do is teach them how to be mindful of it. Begin by appealing to your child’s senses: “Look over here!” “Taste this!”
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One of the greatest problems, however, is deciding what exactly you should eat! In this article, we’ve put together a few recommendations that should help your patio meals shine. The trick is to stick with light, summery foods, and the proof is in the pudding! Or, in this case, the barbecue. Proteins Burgers and hot
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Christmas is coming and with it, the usual questions about Santa, posed by kids young enough to still believe but old enough to begin to wonder and question and doubt. Or posed by kids young enough to still believe but old enough to worry: “How is Santa going to get into our house? We don’t have
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As a little girl, Easter always was a time of happiness for me. It was Springthe weather was perfect, flowers were blooming, and the world just seemed better. On Easter morning we would wake up to baskets full of candy, bubbles, chocolate eggs, and other random gifts my mom would find. We would eat
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Something that has always fascinated me about Father’s Day is the movies trotted out in the weeks leading up to that Sunday in June, filling a shelf or two at Walmart, Costco and other stores that carry DVDs. Typically, they are westerns and war films. How’s that for fulfilling a stereotype? And they are often
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My husband wanted to pray together when we married, and I thought it was a lovely idea. It quickly became habitone which is still alive 36 years later. Our children learned to kneel for prayer as toddlers, and it quickly became a special time of the day for us. Family prayer is not always easy.
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Early on in our parenting days, someone told my husband “the days are long, the years are short.” When there’s a child involved, it certainly seems like we were changing diapers one day and sending our son to pre-school the next day. Time is fleeting so we celebrate the little moments in the everyday. We
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Struggling to connect with your grandkids? Although it seems “old school,” letterwriting could just be cool enough to strengthen your relationship. As they compete against modern technology, friends, and rigid schedules, many find their relationships with their grandchildren lack depth and meaning. Cell phones and the Internet provide crucial links, but all too frequently such forms of communication
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An important building block of any solid relationship, respect is a critical element not only between friends, but also between family members, coworkers, even strangers. Countless figures throughout history from Confucius to contemporary American author Teresa Mummert have recognized this and have spoken on the value of respect and the role that it plays
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