I often hear friends or family say how lucky they are to have great kids. Is it luck or are we blessed? Luck is success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through ones own actions. It definitely takes a village to raise children so it is a choice to gather who is in your tribe to help and guide you on the journey.
Read MoreAs a child, I can recall things that were asked of me by my parents that didn’t always get an immediate yes (at least not in their presence). Like most of us discover once we have children of our own, our childhoods could have been significantly easier in some cases if we had simply responded with a quick yes and done what we were asked.
Read MoreWhen my children were younger, I took great pride in knowing their needs before they asked. And I don’t mean the essential needs that are necessary for survival... I’m talking about those other needs, that I could often tell they were trying to figure out exactly how to ask for.
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