When I think about birthday traditions I think of a humorous conversation with my then 5 year old daughter. She asked: "Mama - why do we have birthday parties?" "Well, we love you so much and we're so very glad you were born and so we celebrate that day." "Oh... and so we can have [...]Continue Reading
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The Great Pumpkin Took Our Candy…
...and left toys! Sugar is a major disruptive force for one of my children, making the week after Halloween miserable for everyone, and this post is about the year we tried out a new tradition to get rid of that candy. This was the year, for the first time, The Great Pumpkin came to our [...]Continue Reading
Family Traditions – Remembering a Loved One Who Died
Eighteen years ago from the day I'm writing this, my dad died. December 8th, 1996. I've heard from others that they don't worry about the date some they love died, and think about them on their birthday instead...and for some that might work. In fact, I don't remember the date my grandparents died, [...]Continue Reading
10 Ways to Celebrate Small Victories with Kids
Celebrate Those Small Victories We day dream about the victories of our life, especially the big ones. How exciting it will be! We know we'll be so happy, and maybe we'll have a special dinner! But how does it really play out? Graduations, birthdays and weddings tend to come with their own [...]Continue Reading
10 Tips to Creating Holiday Traditions Your Family REALLY Loves
Today we're taking a look at the holiday traditions we're making with our families. We want to create holiday traditions our family really loves. Whether bad or good, the holidays traditions of our childhood usually hold a wealth of memories. We might draw on these to create our own family's [...]Continue Reading
5 Easy Dinner Rituals to Build Family Connection
Originally published May 2012 How can we make dinner a time for connection when we're all tired and cranky? I love when we can come together around the table and reconnect, and I have great memories of family dinners as a child, however, currently my husband is rarely home from work by [...]Continue Reading
