Category Archives: Parent/child communication
Bumps, a few….but blessings…a lot more!
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ May 13, 2017 ♦ 2 Comments
I have had the privilege of being a Mom to these 4 kids….there have been a few bumps….but many more blessings! Motherhood is a gift beyond gifts….. As I sit here in my PJs drinking my morning coffee, I am reflecting about my years as a Mom. Hard to believe that I have been mothering …
What is on your fall bucket list?
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ September 13, 2016 ♦ 2 Comments
Fall can be full of fun family activities…what is on your fall bucket list? This was a Love family tradition….a hayride at the apple orchard! Labor Day has passed, and that familiar feeling of “where did the summer go?” has come and gone. Those autumn days are approaching and as much as I love summer, …
No child is perfect…and that is OK!
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ April 3, 2016 ♦ Leave a comment
No parent or child is perfect…and that is OK! We had a wonderful weekend celebrating the marriage of my daughter’s childhood friend. I always cherish having all four of my children at home at the same time! As Monday morning arrives, and college and budding careers claim my children again, I find my thoughts in the familiar place of focusing on my …
Your Child’s Disappointments are Life Lessons
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ August 2, 2015 ♦ 3 Comments
I will never forget standing next to our oldest daughter as her and my eyes searched the list of names of who made the “A” basketball team. Her 7th grade friends were on the list….but her name was not. I saw her shoulders slump and the tears come. My heart ached as I thought about …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
TGIF!!!
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ August 24, 2012 ♦ Leave a comment
Enjoy your Friday!! My favorite day of the week is here again. I am looking forward to a “date night” tonight. Even with being an “empty nester”, a date night sounds exciting. It is nice to be out and concentrating only on each other and not the pile of laundry that still is sitting in …
Look at their sweet eyes, and hold onto the moments….
Raising kids with LOVE ♦ June 12, 2012 ♦ 2 Comments
Those eyes just never change….enjoy every early morning AND every moment! I just returned from my morning walk/run. What an incredible morning it is. The sun is shining, the air is a little cool and the sky is cloudless. As I was moving along on the trail, I saw a Mom pushing a stroller …
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