Gotta Love Family Podcast

Feb 02 2025 96 ep. 9 mins 2

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Serving and Recieving - Two Sides of the Same Coin

Feb 02 2025 11 mins

In 2012, because of an experience, I decided to be more open to receiving help from others. Trust me when I say my progress has been slow! I’ve always prided myself on my independence, ingenuity, and ability to do whatever needs to be done. I have always felt confident in “doing it myself.” However, it’s a challenge to do everything by yourself, all the time, and you miss o

Peaceful Intensity?

Jan 26 2025 10 mins

My friend Livia read a book about Neal A. Maxwell. In the book, they used the phrase 'peaceful intensity' to describe how he managed his busy life. It’s a way of being that can be cultivated. It involves how we perceive what is happening in the moment. Maxwell said you can be busy but still function from a place of peace. As Livia and I talked I wondered, “How can those two wor

Nurture Your Child’s Love for Learning:

Jan 19 2025 8 mins

This week’s article was written by an online friend of mine, Laura Pearson, who shared it with me via email. When I read her article, I realized that my daughter Jodie has incorporated many of these tips into her home and family life. They’ve been useful to my grands. Although they are all teens now, they have been using tools like these since they were in grade school. These t

What Will 2025 Bring? It's Up To You!

Jan 12 2025 6 mins

I’ve thought about how I want this year to feel, what I want to accomplish, and how I want to be. I read and reread my daily commitments (affirmations). I pondered what changes I should make. Was there anything I needed to add? The last two years have been challenging, as I have aged. It has been stretching and I've had to work to keep a positive attitude about building my life w

A Simple and Peaceful Holiday Season

Dec 08 2024 11 mins

In 2011 I wrote a three-part series of articles about a principle that helps families manage better. I must confess it’s a principle I still work on because it isn’t easy to keep. I know the stories and the principle are worth repeating because principles never change and when lived, they impact us for good. I’m compiling the three-part series into one article. That will keep

12-1-24 If We Have Been Foolish, We Can Then Be Wise. It Is A Choice.

Dec 01 2024 8 mins

Parenting is a place to learn to grow as a person. Seriously. : ) Even now, when I’m caregiving, rather than parenting, I experience examples of this type of growth. It always takes me off guard because I would like to think that in almost 75 years, I had gotten this growth thing handled. Silly, because learning and personal growth are a lifetime endeavor. Today I am being vulner

Time is My Friend. Well, I Am Working On It!

Nov 17 2024 9 mins

Recently, I read an entry from Feb. 2023 that contained information I thought would be useful to some of you. It isn’t new. I’ve written on, the power of story, the importance of perspective, and the value of controlling our thoughts often. But when you attach powerful ideas to an event, they become more relatable and easier to institute into one’s life. In February 2023, I w

How Can We Consitently Say – You Are in My Thoughts, You Matter to Me?

Nov 10 2024 10 mins

In October I asked myself this question - “How can I strengthen my relationship with each grandchild and great-grandchild despite age, technology, or distance.” There are impediments of time, finances, the ability to travel, different lifestyles, and beliefs, kids who are adults or teens, and technology, which often gets in the way of real connection. Recently a friend mentione

How to Determine a Successful Activity - Story 2

Nov 03 2024 6 mins

Let’s pick up where we left off last week. I shared a cookie-baking experience I had with some neighbor children, who were my buddies. Today, I share the second baking experience, one I had with two of my grandchildren. Watch for the connections as we explore how to determine a successful activity. You are going to love Story 2, my second baking experience with kids and you will

How To Determine A successful Activity

Oct 27 2024 5 mins

In the article published on Oct. 13, I told you I LOVE using sparks and that in the coming months, I would share experiences I have had with them that can Spark you with bonding activities for your family. As promised, here is a spark I followed with two groups of children. However, I want you to notice something else as important as following a spark or igniting one. Often, we let