Parenting tip – Accept your child’s limitations:- “Children need love, especially when they don’t deserve it”- Harold Hulbert. As a teenager, I remember once after school I made evening supper for my family. I placed a slightly burned bread and tea in which I forgot to add sugar (yes, indeed)Read More →
You just received an invitation to your friends baby shower. What do you do next? You keep the date of the shower open and now the day is approaching fast. You learn that all of your friends have picked up their gifts and now your left without any idea forRead More →
If you are a step parent in a blended family, it can be tough and exciting at the same time, as you’re building a whole new family from the remnants of the old one and also taking on new responsibilities for children that aren’t your own. But tough doesn’t meanRead More →
It is such a joyful event for new parents to tell their friends and family that they are expecting a baby very soon. This is why most expectant parents are fond of throwing baby shower party to celebrate the arrival of the baby soon. It is best to prepare forRead More →
Hosting a baby shower is a fun and rewarding experience but finding baby shower party ideas can be a headache. If you keep the guest of honor in mind as you plan the party, you are sure to create a memorable and fun experience for her and all of theRead More →
Whether it is going outside in the elements or being snug and cozy in bed at night, you want to know what is the very best insulator you can get and maybe know it is coming from an ethical source. You probably grew up with wool blankets or a polyesterRead More →
One pleasure the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and myself enjoy is going out for a quiet dinner together. It does not happen often, at least not often enough. When it does, it is always a delightful time and we try to take advantage of it. The delight on myRead More →
It was the mid 1960s. I was nine years old, and about to dig into a hefty slice of chocolate cake at my cousin’s birthday party. “Act natural!” I looked up, and for a split second I saw my uncle balancing a Super 8 movie camera attached to a metalRead More →
Here’s an eye opener: while the divorce rate among couples married for the first time is slightly over fifty percent, it’s even higher among those with second marriages. And because nearly three-quarters of those who end their first marriages in divorce marry again within three to five years, there areRead More →
There are many people that grow to their senior years and suffer with physical ailments that restrict their ability to move around on their own. Then there are those who maintain a healthy body well past their peers only to be faced with memory loss. There are two issues thatRead More →