Today was a really hard day for my husband. I believe when I am a “good” wife I have the ability to make a bad day better. I can make him smile. Today I did not. I was disgruntled. I was selfishly bent on voicing my needs and a directive on how he could and should be a “good” husband. I did not know it would be a hard day. Things just happened. But I do know, now, that I…
I took this guest post from my husband Mark’s book All Pro Dad . Earlier this week, I was feeling particularly overwhelmed because of typical “Susan” overcommitments and just happened to whine about it to Mark. He reminded me that I own the family calendar. So here are his words of wisdom… If you’re a parent, you probably have more than one job and certainly wear many hats. As a parent, you must have the mind-set that being a mom…
CHRISTMAS. The joy of it makes you want to just do something for others. REALLY DO SOMETHING. You just want to see the joy you feel, radiate on their face. YOU WANT TO LIGHT ‘EM UP. Well now you can. YOU CAN REALLY DO SOMETHING FOR OTHERS and you can do it WITH YOUR CHILDREN! This is so easy and I truly don’t know who gets more joy out of it–the recipient (think garbage man, mail man, bag-boy, teacher, etc.) or your child when they see…
Good character… it’s something all moms want their children to have. But how do you teach it? Watch the video below then check out all of iMOM’s Good Character for Kids series. Next, download the printable tiles to post around your house, or to give to your children. Here are just a few of our Good Character for Kids printables!…