The Holiday Season is approaching and my kids have a full blown case of the “I wants” I know this is normal, but I think my son has taken it to an entirely new level! I had him write a letter to Santa, just so I could have a moment of peace and temporarily buy some time to think of how I wanted to reinforce that this is also the season of giving to others. Teaching kids to think of more than just themselves can be tricky, but is essential.
I’ve never posted on a blog, let alone started one, but Lisa and I are going to give it a try ~Create an environment for all of us to share, learn, and express~ The Friends Forever Girls was created for young girls, to not only have fun, play and read, but to also reinforce the rewards and value of friendship, character, and community, and when we get older the rewards and value of friendship become even more important.
Okay, I love quotes. I always get this “aha” moment when I read them. So, today I was going through my old 2005 Family Organizer (Amy Knapp’s Family Planner, which is great- and works really well for my needs) and randomly choose a date and this was the quote:
“Life is sweet because of the friends we’ve made.” ~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox
How appropriate! Simple and true. I am blessed with the best friends imaginable. And truly thank God for them. Because when I’m losing it, yelling at my kids to get in the car, because we’re going to be late for school, continue to rant in the car because they hadn’t brushed their teeth, and then am reminded that it’s picture day as I drop them off- which I completely forgot about and my kids still have peanut butter and toast crumbs on their faces- I’ll see my friend Laurie, in the drop off loop at school, and she will know. She will read the frustration on my face, smile and say, “I had one of those mornings yesterday. Meet me at Starbucks!”
Life is sweet because of the friends we’ve made!
Okay Ladies, the ideas we’ll get from each other will be an amazing resource to us all. So, I invite you to comment, express, vent, etc…
So, welcome aboard!