by AJ | May 19, 2021 | Healthy Lifestyles, Inspiration, Parenting & Grandparenting, Relationships, Safety & Emergencies
Broken Heart Syndrome is brought on by extreme emotional stress such as the death of a loved one, divorce, the breakup of a romantic relationship or the holiday blues. Some of the triggers that cause the holiday blues are :1 – being away from family and...
by AJ | May 19, 2021 | Parenting & Grandparenting, Relationships
There was some confusion on the dates for Opening of Fishing Season in Minnesota. The date is May 15. But Moms living in the state get a jumpstart and can get out the fishing poles on May 8-9 the weekend of Mother’s Day. Recently we were reminicing about the long...
by AJ | May 17, 2021 | Inspiration, Parenting & Grandparenting, Relationships
My wife and I were exhausted after taking our grandkids, Lauren and Drew, to the historic Irvine Park Railroad for the day. Activities included the petting zoo, pony rides, playground swings and most especially the train ride through Christmas Village. After our...
by AJ | May 17, 2021 | Parenting & Grandparenting, Relationships
Jacob was devastated when his grandpa died. To honor him, Jacob visited the residents of the local senior living communities one on one. Some of them became his best friends and as he puts it,,, “during my awkward teenage years when I often felt alone, I found people...
by AJ | Mar 13, 2021 | Parenting & Grandparenting
Who is the go to person you could always count on? Someone you did not hesitate to ask for help – no matter the need, time, place or reason. For me, as I am sure it was for many of you, it was my mother. Here are just a few pearls of wisdom she taught me –...
by AJ | Mar 13, 2021 | Parenting & Grandparenting
Our 3 year old grandson had a goal. He was determined to climb the mountain he could see from our backyard. Every time the family came back to Hawaii to visit us, he would be in my study at 4:00 in the morning drawing his latest imagination of the mountain. How old is...