The need for continuing education touches all areas of our lives. Speaker and best selling author Stephen R. Covey discussed this in his excellent book called “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.” In the book he shares the story that goes something like this:...
I was in fourth grade when I became an official Cub Scout. It was a fun time of building friendships with guys from my school and learning lots of cool stuff. One of the badges that could be earned was from learning a few magic tricks. I was pleased to find out that...
Are Cell Phones For Kids A Luxury? We wait months for them. The day arrives when we finally get to take them home. We get the special little seat in our car for them. We wrap them in their little protective clothing. We proudly present them to friends and family. We...
Tips For Taking Kids Photos I have a confession. I have two children. When the first came along we diligently took a number of our kids photos month after month. His mother and I weren’t over the top with pictures but we were fairly consistent. About three years later...
A Musical Introduction To Nurturing Children It was in 1973 that Dolly Parton wrote a song about ending a troubled romantic relationship. The quality of the message in that song registered with many fans, and as a result, that song took her to the top of the Country...
I had an interesting conversation over dinner with my friend Edgar. Somehow the discussion rolled around to talking about our jobs and good days and bad days. Edgar said that he always has a good day. The weather, co-workers behavior, his boss, whatever…none of these...
