Finding the “perfect gift” every holiday season can be a stress-provoking experience! Will she like this? Does he already have that? Is this really what they want? Do they need another one of those? This is costing me too much! I can’t afford all these gifts! Now imagine that this year your gift-giving can be …
Every family is unique in their own special way—this includes holiday traditions. Some of us celebrate with our extended family, or maybe just our immediate family; still others have a small group of chosen friends who have become family. We celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Boxing Day, and, yes, some of us even celebrate Festivus. However …
I thought I’d done so well that first Christmas in 2012, after my first husband died. I’d managed to decorate the house, bake cut-out cookies, fill stockings, and purchase and wrap gifts for my eight children and three grandchildren. I survived the first Christmas Eve celebration and the ritual opening of presents on Christmas morning …
Feeling the urge to really connect with your loved ones? Whether it’s winter, spring, summer, or fall, bonding opportunities await you in the most unexpected places. Now is the time to slow down, tune in, and make time to connect from the heart. When we carve out time to mindfully foster connection, we’re feeding the …
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Author of the book Count on Me 123, J.B. Frank, shares their tips and recommendations for becoming a reliable person. They also share how you can help your children become someone you can count on! Worth Counting On “The only thing worth counting on are people you can count on,” according to Dwight D. Eisenhower, …
It’s Thanksgiving season, and Facebook is being flooded with posts about gratitude. The season serves an excellent reminder for all of us to take stock of what we are lucky enough to have, and all of the blessings, creature comforts, and good people in our lives. But what about the rest of the year? Are …
Of course the real secret to saving money on Black Friday is to not go shopping at all, but that hardly sounds appealing to the average consumer. According to America’s Research Group and Inmar, a solid 50 percent of Americans plan on shopping on Black Friday, up from 43.2 percent last year. It might be …
Give Dad the Father’s Day of his dreams with these six ideas for making the day special—because sometimes all Dad wants is a little food and relaxation. (And presents that he gets to pick for himself.) 1. Seatbelts everyone! Go on a field trip to somewhere he loves and hasn’t been in a while. Whether …
