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Spring is a Season

Spring is a Season

Posted by | May 9, 2018 | |

As the spring season awakens nature from its winter sleep, the warmer weather brings more than April showers and May flowers.  Spring is also a time for renewal in many areas of our family life.  With the school year almost over, graduations, and typically a few weddings, we are reminded of the promises of the future in the spring season.  Use these conversation starters to encourage your children to dream of their future and to understand that life also has seasons. Table Topics | Question 1 What do you like most about spring? r Discover Ask your children to...

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Do you have an Emergency Plan?

Do you have an Emergency Plan?

Posted by | Feb 9, 2018 | |

Spring is coming and we know that with spring comes the potential for dangerous weather. Being prepared with an emergency plan is not only a good conversation starter for the dinner table but also a way to insure safety when the unexpected happens. Use these questions to help prepare your family. Table Topics | Question 1 Why do we need an emergency plan? r Discover If you already have one, use this time to ask if they remember it or if they think it needs revised. Reassure them that talking about your emergency plan is no cause for alarm...

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Happy New Year

Happy New Year

Posted by | Jan 3, 2018 | |

Every New Years we gather around the table for this annual discussion. The goal of this conversation starter is to open up the table for honesty and transparency. If you really want to know how your kids feel or what they are thinking, you are about to find out. Table Topics | Question 1 As a family this new year, what things should we start doing that we are not doing now? r Discover This will tell you volumes about what they believe your family should be doing to become more like the family they want, envision or desire....

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What is your Favorite Gift?

What is your Favorite Gift?

Posted by | Dec 12, 2017 | |

Remember when you were a kid and gifts would begin to appear under the tree? You hoped one was a Rubik’s Cube or Cabbage Patch Kid. What gift really impacted you as a kid? Is there one that stands out in your memory more than any other? Chances are it isn’t one of the trendy items of your era. In fact, it may not be the actual gift at all, but a memory that surrounded it or the person who gave it to you. Use these questions to discover what your children really consider important in gift giving. Table...

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What Moms Want Most

What Moms Want Most

Posted by | Dec 11, 2017 | |

Recently, I was at a coffee shop with a couple of other very busy moms taking about school, homework, sports, work and a myriad of other topics of interest fueled by our caffeine fix. One of the moms at our table began to talk about the frustrations of their families having any quality time during the evenings due to their kids activities and busyness. It seemed like a normal conversation until I began to hear something different in her voice. It was really a cry for help.   I get it, we all get it. It’s our life —...

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