Tag: children
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44/365 Time #yearofgratitude

Gratitude for time with adult children who make time to meet up after work for good food and conversation after a very long day. As the saying goes, you give them roots, you give them wings, and it is indeed a reward to see them fly. ~ Kathy B.
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A Good Book is Never Out of Place
Books are a permanent and essential fixture in our home. Over the years, as I review photographs and memories, I realize that books are fixtures in our lives, not just our home. In the past year or two, I have made room in my life for a book club of wonderfully interesting women. We meet…
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Secrets of Parenting Success
What is the secret formula to raising a happy kid? a successful child? Since we are just making it up as we go along in this household on many days, I certainly don’t have the answer. But we remind ourselves of certain basic principles from time to time. “It’s not our job to toughen our…
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Getting Out of the Way
“It is one thing to show your child the way, and a harder thing to then stand out of it.” ~ Robert Brault And so it begins . . . Or depending on your perspective, and so it ends. The first of the college acceptance letters arrived in the mail this week and we were…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Carefree
Kids chasing waves. Waves chasing kids. Carefree. ‘nuf said! — because isn’t “carefree” about less rather than more? Ciao! ~ Kat This post was in response to the Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge. ”Carefree” was this week’s theme. Everyone is welcome to join in the Challenge; further details on how to participate and links to others’ responses are found here.
