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Balanced List, Balanced Life

Do you feel like you spend your weekdays waiting for the weekend only to spend the weekend exhausting yourself with a packed calendar? Are you enjoying time as a family but often have a nagging feeling that you’re missing something or missing out on something? It may be because you have an imbalanced list of […]

Why You Should Hang Out With People Who Like What You Like

“Pick a card,” my daughter says. She holds the deck out, fanned between her hands. Gamely I pull one. “Look at it. Don’t forget which one it is,” she instructs. “Now put it back.” I place the card on top of a pile she holds out and watch as she shuffles them. A handful cards […]

43things.com Reviewed

I hope you’ve seen the list of Bucket List Websites & Apps. I compiled it based on brief studies of each. My hope is to field test some of the more promising ones over the next twelve months. So, since the first of the year I have been checking out the list-making site 43 Things […]

Brighten Your Spirit, Dazzle Your Calendar, Feed the Fam & Other January Articles

Well, we’ve survived the Polar Vortex and are halfway through January already. But where I live there are still two long months, an then some, until we start seeing signs of spring. We need a bit of hope to hang onto, right? Here are a few articles to bring warmth and light to your month. […]

Seasonal Bucket List… Or Activity List?

Are you working your way through a “Winter Bucket List” right now? Have you been putting ideas down for a “Spring Bucket List”? It’s time we set the record straight on seasonal lists and what we call them. Because the name really does make a difference – in what goes on the list and in […]

It’s Time

One question for you as we approach the new year: what is it time for? Instead of setting yourself a list of self-improvement goals that are bound to produce more guilt than change (if the statistics are right), take an optimistic approach. Think about the different goals or outings or classes you’ve had in mind […]

Bucket List Gifts to Give Those You Love

Drop a gold coin in a Salvation Army bucket. Tie a bow around a brand new car to give someone you love. Leave a $100 tip for a restaurant server. Wrap an envelope of airline tickets. Those make great bucket list ideas, don’t they? I’d love the opportunity to do each one of those someday. […]

Fixes for Your Holiday Worries (& More) – A December Roundup

Kid-sized conversation starters for dinners or holiday parties. Solutions for some of the peskiest of problems you may face this time of year. And a few thoughts on skiing and holiday greeting photos. Those are the topics I tackle in articles published in December issues of parenting magazines across North America. Read on to get […]

Miracles Amidst Devastation

Midmorning on November 17th, 12 tornadoes tore through the Midwest, ripping homes off of foundations, tossing cars into fields, and causing chaos for hundreds of families. Our city suffered only heavy winds and rain. But the local television stations ran continuous footage of devastation not far away. When our church put out a call for […]

We Have a Winner

Well, in all the Thanksgiving holiday and aftermath, I missed posting about our giveaway drawing. The winner of the Mom to Mom Gratitude Gala and Giveaway, who received two copies each (one for herself and one to give to a friend) of Family Bucket Lists, Confidently Connected, and Detachment Parenting is… Sue LeBreton! Congratulations, Sue! […]