by Marissa | Jun 21, 2013 | GrowingFamily, Health, Image-Update, Parenting, Uncategorised
Our kids like food and they like to eat. I wouldn’t say they are big eaters exactly but they certainly enjoy their meals. They each have things that they really like and things that they would prefer not to eat. I’m not going to say that there are never...
by Marissa | Jun 10, 2013 | GrowingFamily, Image-Update, Parenting, Uncategorised
Dear Children’s Clothing Companies, Today I went looking for a bathing suit for my five-year-old daughter. The warm weather is here and we realized that last years was too small. I loved the bright colors and patterns that were available, just beautiful. My delight...
by Marissa | May 22, 2013 | GrowingFamily, Image-Update, JoiningCommunity, Life, Parenting, Uncategorised
I want to thank each of you for your kind words and encouragement after my last post, learning to love. As usual, when I get a little more personal, I hovered over the publish button wondering if I really should. I don’t (or try not to anyway) write for the response...
by Marissa | Mar 22, 2013 | GrowingFamily, Image-Update, Parenting, Uncategorised
Kathleen had just woken up from her nap and immediately found the balloons that the big sisters had forgotten to put away after playing with them. Aneliese and Cecily love playing with balloons but with Kathleen’s propensity to gnaw everything, I’ve told them that...
by Marissa | Oct 26, 2012 | GrowingFamily, Health, Image-Update, Parenting, Uncategorised
In my previous post, I talked about the proactive side of protecting our children from abuse. I shared some thoughts on the ways that we parent can better equip our children against abuse. You might be wondering how these last two posts relate to becoming kindred; I...
by Marissa | Oct 12, 2012 | GrowingFamily, Health, Image-Update, Parenting, sexuality, Uncategorised
Talking about sex with our children is probably rated as one of the hardest topics but it’s also a crucial one as we are part of building the foundations of our kids lives. We are trying to carefully guide our daughters through these early years, and to set them on...
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