Category Archives: Enjoying parenting
The weekend is here! I am going to cherish it!
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ July 24, 2014 ♦ 1 Comment
What a great quote for me….remembering to keep my mind present in the moment is often a challenge…but when I am not I miss the gifts of each moment…. Friday is almost here again! TGIF! Brad and I have plans to be on a lake with all four of our kids this weekend and I am really looking …
Embrace every part of your child….including their temperament
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ June 11, 2014 ♦ 2 Comments
A great combination of active and calm, distractible and intense, regular and chaotic, sensitive and tough, outgoing and shy, goofy and serious, and always love…multiple personality traits and a family better because of it! It isn’t very often that all of us are together for an extended time. I am looking forward to some family time in …
When and how to wean from the breast, a big milestone for both of you!
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ April 30, 2014 ♦ Leave a comment
Are you ready to wean? Is your child? How can you make it easier on yourself and your child when the time is right? There are not very many moments that are sweeter than nursing or bottle feeding your sleepy baby. What precious memories I have of those moments, and how quickly they pass. There …
The gift of Grandparents!
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ April 23, 2014 ♦ 2 Comments
“What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in abundance. They give unconditional love, kindness, patience, humor, comfort, lessons in life. And, most importantly, cookies.” – Rudolph Giulian This past weekend all 4 of our children and their cousins spent time with my parents. While there, the kids helped a bit in the …
Friday is here!
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ February 21, 2014 ♦ 1 Comment
Spend some time doing what “fills your pitcher” today! What will you do with your Friday? I have some plans…it may not sound fun to many of you, but I am looking forward to it! I like order, ask my kids and they will claim I am a bit compulsive at times! The fact is, when …
So it is a little cold…get outside anyway!
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ January 30, 2014 ♦ Leave a comment
The weather outside is frightful….well at least cold! Looks like we will be having a winter with more snow and cold than we did last year. I am a fan of snow, and even cold weather, it makes me appreciate the spring. I am not a fan of feeling cooped up, and I remember those days …
Even adults need moments of play! TGIF!
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ October 4, 2013 ♦ 4 Comments
TGIF! My favorite day of the week is here again. I am looking forward to “playing” a bit this weekend. Even with being an “empty nester” my days get filled with “have to’s”; so a little play time sounds wonderful. I will probably sleep a bit later, savor my morning coffee a bit longer, breathe …
Let’s talk toddler!
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ August 1, 2013 ♦ 3 Comments
Kaitlyn was a typical toddler, she definitely had an opinion! And her mood would change from moment to moment! You wake up one day, and it is a whole new ball game. You now have a toddler. Toddlers are so much fun, but can also be a challenge. We are not used to our child …
TGIF! It is Fun Friday, celebrate your week!
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ January 18, 2013 ♦ 2 Comments
It is Friday, my favorite day of the week! A day that brings me “ahhh” moments as I breathe after a busy week. I am sure that you say, “Breathe?” “My Friday and Saturday is like my Monday!” Sometimes it can feel that way when you have small children at home. Every day you …
TGIF!!
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ September 28, 2012 ♦ 2 Comments
Yes, TGIF! It is Fun Friday! Have you ever heard your child say ” but that’s how we always do it!”. Most of us have heard that statement and often we think, “Really? Always?” What our child is telling us is that what we have done in the past made an impact, it was something that was not only fun, …
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