Parenting with Purpose and Perspective!
TweetWell, as 2012 comes to an end along with the holiday season, I am reflecting on the “good tidings” of the year. I am also wishing I’d been at the 6th annual “Good Riddance” Day Celebration in Times Square on Dec. 29th to cathartically “let go” of some of the bad stuff. Apparently, hundreds of [...]
Tweet {I know we’re all still reeling from Friday’s awful tragedy, holding our own children close, and trying to move on with some holiday spirit for their sake. I thought I’d done all my crying about it on Friday…sitting next to MJ that evening at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s Christmas Concert, holding his little 5-year-old [...]
TweetI started this family ritual in an effort to keep my busy young kids at the dinner table for more than a one minute overlap, to practice the art of dinner conversation! It’s also a fun thing to do at bed-time or just riding around in the car. You could just have these questions in [...]
Tweet Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas. Calvin Coolidge Christmas eve was a night of song that wrapped itself about you like a shawl. But it warmed more than your [...]
TweetThere is SO much to do “out and about” around the holidays, and lots of it for FREE! But don’t forget to allow for quiet moments at home, for “taking it easy” (aka. “relaxing” – ever heard of it?). Get out there for some family adventures, but don’t forget the importance of down-time for growing [...]
Tweet(Here’s my post from last year to give you some ideas as you plan a “December to Remember”…more ideas and new links for Christmas 2012 coming up…) Christmas-time is about being together. It’s about simple joys. And for children, it’s about PRESENTS! (Oops, did I say “presents”? I meant MAGIC! As parents, it’s our job [...]
Tweet…and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except the rug-rats! I love this week after Christmas – all the hustle and bustle comes to halt, and we finally get a chance to SLOW down and enjoy the “peace of Christmas” – a chance to focus on family, set aside work responsibilities, play [...]
Tweet Sit down with a cup of tea by the tree, take a deep breath, and read this to stay grounded amidst all the hustle and bustle…I wish I could say that I wrote it, not sure who did, but it was a “gift” to me last Christmas, and I wanted to pass it on [...]
TweetContinuing the Low-Down from our Family Christmas Count-down! (See \”Good Tidings\”: Part 1 and Counting to Christmas: 25 Ways to Count Down with your Kids) Day #16 – Mommy Manders Outreach Project. Christmas caroling at a nursing home has been a tradition in my life since I was a little girl. And years ago, B.C. (before children), I always [...]
TweetSo, there definitely have been mishaps along our Manders Family “Countdown to Christmas” journey. 17 days, and counting! You read about some of the early ones in \”Real Family, Real Life\”. But among the holiday melt-downs and break-downs, there have been “good things”, or shall we call them “good tidings”? Day #10 – I was going [...]
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