You can welcome many creatures into your garden space with the addition of different elements. Birdbaths and birdseed feeders can encourage feathered friends into your yard. Special flowers and plants can be used in your garden to attract butterflies. And although not many people think of it, attracting toads with a garden toad house is [...]
One unforgettable Sunday our church had a three-year- old preacher, an organist who could play one song, an altercation involving the offering and a visiting beagle who knocked over the pulpit. It happened this way.
Our family car was down at the shop getting its indigestion cured and our shop recuperating from an over-exposure of [...]
Our fathers: from the time we were small, it seemed like there wasn’t anything they didn’t know or couldn’t do. Forget Spiderman and Superman, you had your own hero sitting right on the couch. As we mature, go through our awkward and rebellious teen phases and get a better understanding of how the world works, [...]
It’s one of the defining moments of being a parent when you pick up your baby, place them tenderly over your shoulder, give their back a little rub and hear the sound of a baby burping.
Why do we burp babies? Well babies can swallow air when feeding which then becomes trapped in the stomach. As [...]
How about some more fun summer activities, for that self confident parent to plan and do this summer, to have more fun and bonding experiences and build a self confident child or children.
Here are some more fun suggestions or ideas for the self confident parent to do this summer with their child or children:
1) Plan [...]
Starting from the bottom of the tree would be the pot. Having the right pot can make the difference in how your bonsai tree is perceived and give the impression of a real tree. By having a pot too large, your bonsai tree will look more of a plant in a pot rather then a [...]
The end of the school year is just around the corner. Teachers deserve special thanks for all of their hard work during the school year. Show your child’s teacher your appreciation with a thoughtful gift. Instead of the same old pencil and apple themed knick knacks, why not think out of the [...]
Most financial experts recommend saving at least 10% of your gross salary each month. Well 10% sounds like a large amount to most people who aren’t even saving 3%.
Recently CNBC, the business TV network, released data showing that on average people are only saving 3% of their income, far below the 10% recommended by [...]
As a coin collector or an investor of coins, you no doubt have asked yourself the question of why you should buy professionally graded coins. These coins are also known as slabbed or certified vs. an uncertified coin which is known as “raw”. The term “slabbed” came about because certified coins are in a plastic [...]
Of all the horrid ramifications of child abuse and neglect, the beliefs formed by the child about himself or herself reap the greatest destruction. Abuse is the most penetrating and permanent communication possible, and it always conveys to the child one or more of several messages:
1. I caused it to happen.
2. It’s my fault.
3. [...]