Christmas is now three short weeks away and I will confess that I only have about half of my gift-getting done. Oops! November was such a busy month that I found it hard to get out and get it all done. Plus, shopping with a five-year-old is like giving a cat a bath. As I looked… Continue reading All Wrapped Up: Your Holiday Gift Guide
Earlier today, I received the following release and just had to share it with you! I’m a sucker for anything that involves empowering our young people! We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future. — Franklin Delano Roosevelt Give Youth the Gift of Empowerment with… Continue reading Youth Empowerment for #GivingTuesday
When it comes to parenting, there are days when I feel like I’m doing it all wrong. I find solace knowing that most parents feel that way sometimes, but mostly I find myself standing in the doorway to F’s bedroom wondering how in the world I managed to raise this incredible little boy.… Continue reading 31 Things I Need to Tell My Kid
Few are the things in life that are as simple as being kind. Kindness: the quality of being friendly, generous, considerate. Like many parents, kindness is a quality I strive to instil in my son. We regularly talk about how important it is to be kind, even when (or especially when) others are not kind… Continue reading On kindness
The last month has been so busy, that I realized it’s been over three weeks since I put fingertips to keyboard here on my little blog. It hasn’t been for lack of trying, but it has certainly been for lack of time and inspiration. And that lack of inspiration is affecting me from what to… Continue reading Scrape
