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Quality Time with Your Spouse

A couple of weeks ago, I blogged about the importance of getting away with your spouse. We were about to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary and despite original plans to take this romantic vacation to Maine, it had all blown up because of finances. But in the end I was grateful since it was during the time of the hurricane that we would have been there. The day before our 20th wedding anniversary we went back and forth with ideas on what we could do. We wanted to get away for the entire day but not spend a lot of … Continue reading →

Family Time Strengthens Family Bonds

This weekend, I am making some family memories with my husband, my son, and my in-laws. A few years ago, my husband and I started joining my in-laws on their annual trip to the Common Ground Fair up in Maine. This will be our second time going with our son, and we are excited to take many pictures and record videos and notes of our experiences. Family vacations are one of my favorite ways to connect with both my parents and my in-laws and I am very lucky that we have been able to make a couple of trips pretty … Continue reading →

Storytime

Logan’s favorite time of day is right before he goes to sleep! For twenty minutes every night he has me all to himself. No other interruptions, it’s storytime. We cuddle up in bed just the two of us and read story after story. He has most of them memorized by now, but he’d always rather have me read them to him. It’s our special little Mommy-Baby time. It’s something we both look forward to every night and it has brought us closer together as a family. Reading to your children from a young age has so many benefits! As your … Continue reading →

The Importance of Quality Time

Well this past weekend I had an absolutely wonderful time with my daughter as we went away to a women’s conference at a water park in the Wisconsin Dells. Being in close quarters for three days I was able to see how alike we really are. The first thing she did when we walked into our hotel room was begin to unpack and put everything away. I am exactly the same way. I can’t enjoy myself until I am organized. From there I began to see other things that reminded me so much of me…her inability to stay up late, … Continue reading →

The Importance of a Loving Mother

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When I was a young undergraduate I didn’t give much thought to good parents versus bad. I had observed my own parents’ numerous shortcomings as a teenager but also had a sense that there were a lot of my friends’ parents that I wouldn’t have been keen on swapping my own parents for. Hence we slowly build up an idea of the quality of the parent/child relationship from our own experiences from our own interactions with parents, aunts, uncles, neighbors and the parents of our friends. But during my studies I came across a professor who had such a profound … Continue reading →

The Importance of Family Time

Numerous studies have shown how important it is to children to have quality time with their parents and siblings. From research that shows that children who have a regular family dinner time are less likely to be involved with drugs, to surveys of children that say that the one thing they really want more of is time with their parents, there is no doubt in my mind that family time is very important. There really is no time that is too early to establish the routine of family time. You can start with eating together at a meal. If you … Continue reading →

Baby Blog Month in Review: July 2008

Two of my three children are summer babies. That is, they were born in the summer and had their first months surrounded by sunshine streaming in the windows, the sound of birds chirping, and days spent wearing nothing but a diaper and a “onsie.” I made sure that they had Fourth of July outfits ready, even though one of them arrived a week after the holiday. I guess he just wasn’t interested in the parade. Do you have a summer baby, too? We had a lot of new information to share this past month, such as recall notices and new … Continue reading →

Author Interview – Richard Dudum on the Importance of Parents and Adult Mentors

Thank you for joining us for part two of our chat with Richard Dudum, author of the book “What Your Mother Never Told You.” If you missed yesterday, click here to catch up. Richard, why do you feel that so many of our youth (and adults, too, for that matter) feel that their self-esteem will rise if they have sex? There are a multitude of physical, emotional and developmental changes taking place during the teen years, including sexual and romantic awakening. The thoughts and emotions associated with sex, romance, and sexuality, combined with all of the other changes taking place … Continue reading →

Quality Time – What Does That Mean?

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We talk about quality time constantly. It’s the catchphrase of our generation – because thirty years ago, no one talked about scheduling quality time or setting a private date to meet with his or her spouse or to even make sure everyone was together. Our world of convenience means we’re on the go, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and there’s no guarantee that the family will be together at a meal time or on the weekends unless we really set aside that quality time. Quality Time Quality is how we want to describe the time we spend … Continue reading →

The Importance of Tenacity—Sticking To It

Perhaps there is no single quality or personal trait that can most affect a home business’ success than tenacity—the ability to just hold on to that drive and stick to it, even when the times get tough and can seem overwhelming. Even if you don’t think you are a naturally tenacious person, you can foster tenacity to improve your chances at building a successful home business and help you weather the bumps and storms that come with entrepreneurialism. Think of tenacity as a commitment and a resolve to focus on your home business venture. Just making that mental commitment can … Continue reading →