You must become completely and utterly impossible to ignore. I do not mean the intolerable toddler misbehaving. I do not mean the person plugging their ears chanting “la la la I can’t hear you” (on repeat) as you try to Read More …
Leave them all in the dust. Get ready. Go for it. Accelerate. Drive away. Don’t look back. Ahead of the crowd. This is the way. Then, you won’t lose things in the dust of the skirmish and the fight. ~ Read More …
Nothing like a question, at the last minute to throw things off. do you have my keys? where are the tickets? do we have change for the tip? is there a reservation? do all the people have a seat? weren’t Read More …
If you go… bring the family. ask friends what they have done. get advice from professionals. take lots of pictures. book a lot more time than you think you need. see all the things. try to just relax. eat the Read More …
There are so many things to be grateful for in our lives. happy about. planned to do again. done by tomorrow. said for friends. thankful we have the ability to do. ready to go home. happening at the same time. Read More …
In the category of “taking on life” you are simply parents forever. You are not babysitting them when your spouse is out. You are not sticking around to help. You are not just doing the part-time parenting thing. There really Read More …
Follow your own advice. Don’t rush. Think clearly. Stay connected. Be focused. Have patience. Your own advice is always something you should listen to…you hope others (such as your kids) will take it, so be sure to set the example. Read More …
When you can, be sure to linger over memories… Time with family, friends and loved ones. Know that we are the lucky ones. Grateful to be free, able to choose our way of life. Thankful to have people who dedicated Read More …
It depends on what story is told whether they will believe it or not. The one with just the facts. The one the history books tell. The one that makes people laugh. The one that tells the insider version. The Read More …
If you don’t understand the answer, or don’t get the info you need maybe ask a different way. It is easy to be misunderstood, or fail to communicate clearly. So, take the time to rethink the way you are talking Read More …