Dedicated To All The Young Moms Out There

Now I Know Before I had three kids, one infant seat, a playpen, a gnawed crib and an incomplete magnetic alphabet stuck to the refrigerator, I lived simply in a two-bedroom apartment with my husband.  We had a double bed in one bedroom and an office set up in the other. We had a spare closet […]

Parenting 101: 3 Steps To Building A Successful Family

A lot of hard work goes into building a successful family. Looking back over 35+ years of parenting, along with the fact that we definitely made our share of mistakes, here are 3 key steps that will contribute to a a great family. Step #1 CHOOSE YOUR FOUNDATION CAREFULLY Every construction project begins with the foundation. […]

Parenting 101 – Looking Forward To Tomorrow

When I graduated from high school in the mid-70s, our class motto was,  “Live only for today because yesterday is but a memory and tomorrow is only a dream.” That all sounded great at the time, but that was long before I had three children.  When I became a mom, I realized my todays no […]

Parenting 101

It’s been several years ago since I was standing in the kitchen getting ready for a graduation open house that I heard something I never thought I would live long enough to hear—nothing. I wasn’t home alone.  All three of my children were in the next room.  They weren’t sleeping or engrossed in TV or […]