Thankful Books: Teaching Gratitude to Kids and Their Grown Ups in 5 minutes a Day

A lot of folks pray, and that's great.  We don't pray in the religious sense in our home, but we do stop each night for five minutes to talk about and make note of what we are thankful for.  We have two 3 year olds and we talk about gratitude and thankfulness often in our home. I …

Love is Love is Love is Love is Love

You would think we were past this.  I certainly did.  You would think we wouldn't need to shout it out from the rooftops that love is love is love is love, but we do.  We continue to promote our agenda of love and acceptance in all it's forms and colors and shapes and sizes and …

Hope Comes in the Form of a Brown Baby Doll Named Gum

My girl asked for a brown baby for her birthday, and so, we delivered (the easy way via Amazon.com) a bouncing brown baby girl in January. Amid the oooohs and aaaaahs and I LOVE HERs, I asked what would you like to name her? “Baby Gum”, my girl answered without any hesitation. And it’s stuck. …