Do you have a Bambocionni, YUCKI, or a Boomerang under your roof? If you have a young adult child who has moved back home, whether an Italian Big Baby, a U.K. Young Unwittingly Costly Kid, or an American Boomerang, you do. Christina Newberry is founder of the blog The Hands-on Guide to Surviving Adult Children […]
What do I do that shows you I love you? Mammograms!
October 24, 2011 By 9 Comments
Dear readers, those of you who have read my blog know that I share my personal experiences to illustrate concepts, to share a laugh and a lesson learned, to ultimately support and encourage stronger and more satisfying relationships. I have never been a fan of the let it all hang out genre, as I believe […]
Got 5 minutes? It’s the absolute best Christmas gift idea ever
October 10, 2011 By 5 Comments
I’m going to let you in on a secret from the photography business: If you can get the clients to cry, they’ll buy. I apologize if that sounds crass, but the philosophy behind it is actually pretty sound. If we see an image of ourselves, our children, our spouse or our family which captures […]
The Wild Web Roundup
October 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Good Monday to everyone! Welcome again to my occasional feature, the Wild Web Roundup, in which I share interesting tidbits from with internet. We come out of the gate today with more changes from Facebook: Ahh, Facebook. I barely knew ye, yet you have changed again. What do we need to know, and what will […]
Family Traditions-Small is the new big
September 26, 2011 By 9 Comments
One of the best kept secrets, unfortunately, is that very often the opportunities to develop the most treasured traditions are those we may overlook, as we view them solely as run-of-the-mill, smaller, inexpensive, less memorable moments. Often times, instead, I think we all lean towards the “bigger is better” theory of life, and apply that […]
Starting conversations with your kids-Pillow Journals
September 19, 2011 By 16 Comments
How do your conversations go with your school age kids? Let me take a stab at what might pass for a run-of-the-mill give and take between the two of you: How was your day? Ok. What did you do? Nothing. How’s that new class going? <Crickets chirping> Child has exited the building. *Sigh* So how […]
Choose Joy, and living a life that matters
September 16, 2011 By 11 Comments
A warm and friendly sweet chocolate welcome to readers coming over from The Gyspy Mama for Five Minute Friday. I usually participate in the Friday funfest, but knew I would be headed out of town early this morning, so I planned a post. Later, I saw the twitter feed mentioned below, “How do you […]
Gifts from the heart: Memory album
March 31, 2011 By 1 Comment
Graphic design by daughter Alexis Today is March 31. We are officially well into spring, and yet are on a winter storm warning, looking at the very real possibility of 6-10” of heavy wet snow by tomorrow night. **Sigh.** Rather than retreating to the attic to gaze wistfully at my warmer weather clothes, I will […]
Happy, happy, joy, joy
July 29, 2009 By 5 Comments
I love being married. My hubbie is my bff, and I adore him. We consider ourselves so blessed to have joy and laughter overflowing in our lives, connecting us with our family, friends and our faith. That is not to say that everything is easy-breezy, hunky-dory every day. We have challenges that arise, emergencies to […]
Blindness and perspectives
July 29, 2009 By 3 Comments
Although the week-long workcamp we just completed involved a tremendous amount of hard work, we looked forward to the evening programs with anticipation, as they provided an opportunity for fun, fellowship, and food for thought, as well as a joyful boost of energy at the end of the day. One night, our ebullient MC, […]
