I’m so blessed to have time with my girls without distractions. This time is not something I’ve stumbled or drifted into, but something I’ve been intentional about creating and I’ve cultivated over the years. I created environments where I would be available for them to talk. For example, when they were young and we drove [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Children’
January Prayers
Posted in Holidays & Celebrations, Uncategorized, tagged card, Children, Christmas, Prayer on January 9, 2011 | 2 Comments »
It’s January and I’m keeping the spirit of Christmas alive. You see, each day I re-read a Christmas card and say a special prayer for the sender. I’ve been blessed over and over as I continue this practice year after year. When our girls were home, we would put the cards in a basket. Each [...]
Budgeting & Savings – Envelop System
Posted in Helpful Hints & Tips, Money - Saving & Using, Shopping, The Home, Uncategorized, tagged Budget, Children, Life, Money, Save, spending on January 3, 2011 | 2 Comments »
One component of budgeting that has worked really well for us is the envelop system. As our lives change – our envelops change. At present, the envelops include: groceries, gas, recreation, gifts, and vacation home. These are areas where we could easily overspend if we were not paying with cash. We’ve had other envelops but [...]
Visits with Santa
Posted in Holidays & Celebrations, Uncategorized, tagged Children, Christmas, Family, Life, photo, Santa on December 20, 2010 | 2 Comments »
On Saturday, I went to the mall with the intention of watching youngsters visit with Santa. I bought a coffee, found a good seat, and just watched. It was such a delight to see the wonderment on the faces of the children. I think I’m going to do this again and again in the years [...]
Being or Having
Posted in Family, Friends & Pets, Health & Beauty, Mothers and Daughters, Uncategorized, tagged accomplish, Children, Life, Relationship, successs on October 30, 2010 |
I was quite surprised today, when I came to realize that I’ve been focusing more on ‘having’ than ‘being’. I, myself, really strive to be and move away from the mindset of having things. At some point, I drifted and I’ve not been this way with my daughters. I really want the best for my [...]
Watch Ov’er My Flock By Night
Posted in Family, Friends & Pets, Inspirational, Mothers and Daughters, Uncategorized, tagged Children, Family, Journal, Prayer, ruth bell graham, teens on October 16, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday, I came across an older prayer journal that I created several years ago. As I looked through the pages, I came upon this prayer that I’d cut out and taped next to photos of my girls. As I read the prayer again, I remembered the many times I prayed this when my girls were [...]
Stop the Hurriedness – Please
Posted in Family, Friends & Pets, Uncategorized, tagged Children, Family, Life, Simplify, Women on March 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This morning, I headed out to walk Beni, my daughter Erin’s dog. It was a crisp snowy morning for the third day of Spring. I was content listening to inspirational music on my MP3 and I was nice and warm in my parka. As I walked, a car approached from behind, hugging the curb and [...]
Christmas Price Index
Posted in Holidays & Celebrations, Shopping, Uncategorized, tagged Children, Christmas, Fun, Gift, Shopping on December 1, 2009 |
This is an interesting and fun website. Be sure to watch the video. http://www.pncchristmaspriceindex.com/CPI/index.html
Family Traditions
Posted in Family, Friends & Pets, Holidays & Celebrations, Mothers and Daughters, The Home, Uncategorized, tagged Children, Christmas, Easter, Family, Memories, Relationship, Thanksgiving on November 28, 2009 |
I really like to create and uphold traditions (enjoyable activities). I think it is a good idea to review our traditions now and then. When our family was very young, I decided to have a close look at our family’s traditions. I looked at the things we did and why we did them. I asked [...]
Advent – Children
Posted in Family, Friends & Pets, Holidays & Celebrations, Uncategorized, tagged Children, Christmas, Family, Nativity on November 27, 2009 |
It is always such a joy to include young children in the Christmas preparations. I like the following advent idea and have used it many times myself. On or before December 1, put the nativity in its place without the figurines. Each day in December, allow your child/children to move the figurines (except for baby [...]
