Celebrations

Celebrations | Character and Values

What’s on Your Christmas List?

You probably have lots of vivid memories that come to mind when you remember celebrating Christmas as a kid. Read More

Celebrations | Create A Rhythm

Why It’s Important to Have Family Traditions

What does your family do during the holidays? How do you celebrate together? How important do you think it is to establish traditions for your family that become memories?  Experts claim that good traditions are healthy for kids—there is an intrinsic value in creating traditions for your children.... Read More

Celebrations | High School (9th-12th) | Imagine The End | School Life

This Time Next Year

As this year’s graduates said their goodbyes, I watched with a renewed attention. This will be us next May. Celebrating. Dreaming. Planning. So much of what I thought I knew about parenting has unraveled over the past few years. My oldest son is truly the test subject in... Read More

Celebrations | Create A Rhythm

5 Quick Tips for a Great Spring Break

It’s that time of year again. Spring Break! And although your Spring Break vacations might be different now that you’re a parent, you still want them to be great. Knowing that, we put together five quick tips to make sure you have an awesome one. 1. Don’t compare.... Read More

Birth - 5 years | Celebrations | Create A Rhythm

4 Meaningful Ways to Celebrate Easter with Your Preschooler

One of the things I wrestled with when my kids were growing up was how to make the true story of Easter the most important part of Easter while participating in all the fun around us. I loved watching my kids dig through their baskets and run through... Read More

Celebrations | Create A Rhythm

An Imperfect Christmas

It’s no secret that Christmas can be one of the most stressful times of the year. And the tension is that by this point, Christmas Eve, all the ‘how to avoid stress’ tips from the I’ve-got-everything-together-why-don’t-you people seem too little too late: Start your shopping early. (Some of... Read More

Birth - 5 years | Celebrations | Create A Rhythm

The Wonder of Christmas – Setting the Stage for Preschoolers

“I want the other one!” my two-year declared as I took his usual favorite, Little Blue Truck, off the bookshelf. “I want the one in the attic!” I knew exactly what he was referring to: Little Blue Truck’s Christmas. We’d loaded it upstairs with all the tubs of... Read More