Your job is to help your kids find themselves, not to implant an agenda of your own.


1, 5, 10, 15, 20



Sad but important fact: You’ll never be enough for some people. Never. -Chasten Buttigieg


18



Always hold the door open for the next person.


4-14



1

Give them marshmallows to suck on when they get a sore throat. Takes away the pain!


3,4,5,6



Rainstorms are gangrenous- avoid driving in them or being out on foot. I’ve personally known people who have died from lightening strikes (running) and falling tree limbs (in their car. The mom in drivers’ seat and child in front seat both died.)


16



Sometimes rejection is God’s protection. If u worked hard and gave it your all and still missed the bus, that bus wasn’t yours. Read The Artist’s Way.


17



Don’t confuse impulsive with courageous.


10, 14, 19, 21



Everything not saved will be lost. This is true for documents in Word and in life.


16



There are all kinds of parenting and mommy blogs with good resources. A quick Google search will get you started.


Infant



I don’t buy Mallomars. But Santa does. Another Christmas stocking tradition is chicken flickin. Rubber chickens you shoot like rubber bands.


5, 21



Home is where people love you.


21



Sometimes it’s easier to describe what a thing is *not* than to describe what it is.


14, 21



People learn all sorts of different ways. I found I learn best by repetition (drills) especially true for skills. And by listening for studying. Recording my lectures in college made a huge difference in my ability to learn and retain material. Let’s find what works for you.


14, 17



Enrich your mind. Refresh your body. Renew your spirit. - Andrew Weil, MD.


13, 16, 19, 21



"God came to us because he wanted to join us on the road, to listen to our story, and to help us realize that we are not walking in circles but moving towards the house of peace and joy. This is the great mystery of Christmas that continues to give us comfort and consolation: we are not alone on our journey. The God of love who gave us life sent his only Son to be with us at all times and in all places, so that we never have to feel lost in our struggles but always can trust that he walks with us. The challenge is to let God be who he wants to be. A part of us clings to our aloneness and does not allow God to touch us where we are most in pain. Often we hide from him precisely those places in ourselves where we feel guilty, ashamed, confused, and lost. Thus we do not give him a chance to be with us where we feel most alone. Christmas is the renewed invitation not to be afraid and to let him-whose love is greater than our own hearts and minds can comprehend-be our companion" - Henri Nouwen


16, 21



Plan trip to Bush Gardens late September


5



They are looking for your support, not your solutions. Applies to all ages.


2, 3, 4, 8, 11, 13, 16, 18, 20, 21



Life is hard. But it's not so hard you can't figure it out. You're going to be fine. xoxo


11-21



If you’re waiting on someone to change for the relationship to work, it’s not gonna work. Love ‘em or leave ‘em. But forget trying to change them. (Same works in reverse. If someone wants you to change something about yourself before they commit, don’t walk away…RUN!)


14, 18, 21



Rent kayaks.


14-16



An album is like a book, meant to be taken as a whole. It tells a story, has its own vibe. Let’s listen to an album together every week.


12



When you’re at home in your own skin you invite people to be at home in theirs too.


14, 20



Harm springs from excess.


12



This! Your energy is beautiful and precious. Don’t waste it on people who are $@!#% bent on negativity. https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMRxcJWem/


16



Birds of a feather flock together


14



Theme: Dignity


11



They’re gonna be pretty mean to you for a few years. Love them, if only to spite them! (ha ha)


11. 12, 13



“Distraction is the death of art. But boredom is the birth place of it.” (Forgot who said this)


12, 15, 21



Rock those babies to sleep as often as you can.


0, 1, 2



Try not to say insulting or hurtful things, but NEVER write them. (Texts, notes, emails, etc.)


11