by Brooke Romney | Feb 1, 2016 | Holidays, Parenting
Valentine Service: Love Sacks My son’s elementary school did a wonderful valentine service love sacks project last February, and I loved it so much I had to share it. It was simple, low-cost, and made a real difference in our community. These would be easy to do...
by Brooke Romney | Jan 21, 2016 | Parenting
Surely your family never fights. I am guessing all car rides are peaceful and there is only inclusion and kind words all of the time, right? Well, our family has had a brief lapse in perfection (okay, maybe not so brief), but with the new year upon us, we really...
by Brooke Romney | Jan 2, 2016 | Parenting, Uncategorized
Great Grandparenting: A Family Theme Having a grandparenting family theme creates a wonderful bond — and I got to experience one from the inside. I was raised by two amazing people dedicated to teaching us, showing us love, and keeping us close. I feel...
by Brooke Romney | Dec 7, 2015 | Books, Gift Ideas, Parenting
Books make great gifts, but great books make the best gifts. Unselfish by Paul D. Parkinson is a great one. It is a collection of short stories about people all over the world who choose to be Unselfish and what happens because of their seemingly simple choice. We...
by Brooke Romney | Nov 30, 2015 | Holidays, Parenting
This is a post from last year, but it is an important one for me to remember every year. image via Wikipedia When I was writing for an Arizona newspaper, my paths crossed with a family life coach named Keri Maughan for a few articles, and I was always amazed by her...
by Brooke Romney | Nov 5, 2015 | Parenting
Fundraising for schools is a necessary evil. We all hate purchasing marked up items we don’t need, hitting up neighbors and collecting cash, but we all love making sure our school is funded well. Lucky for us, there are quite a few companies out there making it...
