Practice Waiting

There isn’t much in this world that encourages patience, is there? And yet, the work we do in families is a series of long term investments, many, if not most, with late returns! It’s perplexing some days to wonder if your seven-year-old will ever learn to...

How Do I Love Thee?

I love my husband, with “the breath, smiles and tears of my life!” That said, a big part of our relationship, has been learning to understand what each of us wants out of our relationship and out of life in general, and in coming to understand the many...

Just You

Whether you are young or old; Rich or poor; Your presence in your family is what they value most. And isn’t it funny that it’s the little, seemingly insignificant things you do that make the biggest impact? Dancing in the kitchen with Grandma after dinner....

What They Really Need

When our children were small, we opted not to have t.v. reception. It was always interesting to me to see the difference in our kids when we were staying for a short time anyplace there was a lot of t.v. watching. All of a sudden, they were preoccupied with what they...