Photo by Nandhu Kumar Psychic Redemption by David W. Stewart, although a fantastical tale, is still a great portrayal of the strength of maternal love and how it transcends time and space. Have you seen a mother holding her child and looking into their eyes? For us bystanders, there is sometimes an almost palpable force,Continue reading “Maternal Love: The Invisible Link Between Mother and Child”
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Teaching Kids Tolerance to Help Them Develop Healthily
Photo by Bianca Berndt Teaching kids tolerance can be a difficult task to accomplish, especially with their young minds not being able to grasp what tolerance even is. Dr. Carolyn Nooks Teague, author of the book Three Dimensions of Learning, is here to help parents overcome that challenge. She’s here to provide valuable input on howContinue reading “Teaching Kids Tolerance to Help Them Develop Healthily”
A Light Cast Forward: Remembering Where Your Roots Are
Photo by Any Lane In Virginia R. Degner’s The Letters of C.M. Case, a historical novel and family book about the Second World War, readers are granted a peek at a firm and storied family history. Being the third generation of an immigrant family who had to flee the “homeland” and leave everything behind, thereContinue reading “A Light Cast Forward: Remembering Where Your Roots Are”
Love is Just a Word: Learning to Be Happy with Someone Else
Photo by Gustavo Fring In Hilaire Louis Jean’s new book on marriage and relationships, you get to learn the seven secret ingredients of a successful marriage and being happy with someone else. Love is complicated enough without adding marriage into the mix. Yet, it is something that people yearn for. It’s the basis for which most marriagesContinue reading “Love is Just a Word: Learning to Be Happy with Someone Else”
Spilling the Tea: Teenagers Want to Help Change the World
Photo by Helena Lopes The Soul of Adolescence by Alfred H. Kurland is a great book and a constructive critique of old paradigms about adolescence and their apparent apathy. As someone who’s worked with teenagers, I often hear people from my generation and older talk about how the new generation is lost, too disengaged fromContinue reading “Spilling the Tea: Teenagers Want to Help Change the World”
Family and Friends: Home Is Always There Waiting For Us
Jojo’s Adventure, this lovely book about how Jojo loves his family and friends by Joyce Nealy, teaches children the importance of meaningful relationships. I’m not much for reading children’s literature, but I found myself babysitting for a friend’s kids, who was a productive individual, very much so. She and her partner had a total ofContinue reading “Family and Friends: Home Is Always There Waiting For Us”
What It’s Like Living Life with an Addicted Family Member
Photo by Andrea Music July In August is the story of a child’s struggle with an opioid-addicted mother, revealing what it is like living life with an addicted family member. Addiction in the family is the central focus of Maryjo Paradis-Smith’s thrilling story about having an addicted family member, July In August. While addicts might believe theirContinue reading “What It’s Like Living Life with an Addicted Family Member”
Hospice at Home or Facility: Which One is Best for Elderly Parents?
Photo by Ron Lach Choosing whether to provide hospice at home or facility can be challenging, particularly if you’re thinking about safety and want what is best for your elderly parents. One Caregiver’s Journey author Eleanor Gaccetta knows how perplexing it might be in that circumstance. After all, she had a similar experience without the post-pandemic caregiving standardsContinue reading “Hospice at Home or Facility: Which One is Best for Elderly Parents?”
The Benefits of Home-Cooked Meals
Photo by Askar Abayev Even though eating out and ordering fast food is more convenient, one of the benefits of home-cooked meals is that it provides the very essence of home. There are a lot of benefits in eating home-cooked meals. Home-cooked meals are healthier, cost-effective, nutritious, and can be cooked to your taste. HomeContinue reading “The Benefits of Home-Cooked Meals”
Fantastic Home Cooking Cookbooks You Should Get
Photo by ANTONI SHKRABA Plenty of excellent cookbooks have been published over the years, and the fantastic home cooking cookbooks we have here will introduce some of them to you. Author Virginia R. Degner has a book that offers some tasty household recipes, which we will discuss more in-depth below. The family recipes from the DegnerContinue reading “Fantastic Home Cooking Cookbooks You Should Get”
The Happy Hammock 