Family Views, February 2015 – by Courtney Zimmerman
Love is a messy ordeal. The stomach bug is roaring through our house as I write this, and you all know how ugly that can be. Ugly. So here we are mopping-up messes […]
The Adolescent Christmas List – by Michelle Hensman
Family Views – December 2014/January 2015
We sat in a sea of fragmented red, green and gold wrapping paper. My husband and I were content with our coffee as we watched our children explore all the […]
Be Present & Thankful – by Michelle Hensman
Family Views – November 2014
I enjoy observing and learning from parents of all ages and stages. I’m fascinated as I study the unique ways they organize, educate, and inspire their families. After years of doing […]
When the student becomes the teacher… by Rachel Jordan
Family Views – October 2014
We are four weeks into the school year. The wave of emotions that came with those first weeks are now fading into a sea of monotony, and we are getting into […]
A Two-Cup Morning – by Courtney Zimmerman
Family Views – September 2014
It’s a two-cup morning,” she said, and off for a refill she went. I followed, because indeed it was.
The mornings after those eternal nights of early parenthood can send us into […]
Time Is On Our Side, Yes It Is! – by Michelle Hensman
Family Views – August 2014
Every generation of children and parents have experienced some sort of grief based on generalized behavior and chosen parenting style. I imagine the Cave Dwelling Generation told their Hunting & Gathering […]
The Art of Fun – by Rachel Jordan with Michelle Hensman
Family Views – July 2014
From September to June, we play the part. We diligently go through another school year. We make sure the kids have shining new supplies, presentable clothes, (unless you have teenagers) and […]
Labels… – by Michelle Hensman
Independent, proactive, tenacious, innovative, adventurous, courageous, energetic, creative, spontaneous, curious, confident, persistent; all essential qualities for an entrepreneur or business mogul.
Who me? Yeah, you! – by Michelle Hensman
Growing up, my dad had a funny way of teaching me to be both accountable and self aware; when things went awry and I proceeded to blame someone or something else, he would say, “I don’t want to be the one to mention names, but the initials of the person at fault is Michelle Elizabeth Gregg,”
Furry, Four-Legged Family Members – by Michelle Hensman
I’ve been working on this article since Christmas Eve when our dog of 12 years passed away. Since then and up until the last couple weeks, we’ve been grieving and I’ve been trying to make sense of why we are all so broken-hearted over an animal?