Family & Relationships

The Art of Balancing The Kids, Ex-Spouses and the Holidays
Posted: 11 years ago | By: Christine Somers | In: Family & Relationships | Read Time: 2 minutes, 1 second
Our community has had multiple major thunderstorms this fall. Trees including one in my yard have come down as a result of the high winds that whipped through the neighborhood. One large oak in front of the local nursing home snapped in half, leaving a large exposed trunk. I was sad to see the shade tree go and mentally calculated the cost of removing such a large tree. Fortunate...
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Intentional Living Series

Intentional Living Week Eight: Planning
Posted: 11 years ago | By: Christine Somers | In: Intentional Living Series | Read Time: 3 minutes, 18 seconds
"In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable".Dwight D. EisenhowerThe assignment for week 7 was to decide on your top 4 Lifetime Priorities. Was that an easy or difficult task for you? Are you clear about where you want to spend your time and energy? This week you will learn how to develop a plan that will help...
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Family & Relationships

Can You Embrace Every Season Of Life?
Posted: 11 years ago | By: Christine Somers | In: Family & Relationships | Read Time: 2 minutes, 14 seconds
Pete Seeger adapted Ecclesiastes 3.1 for the lyrics to his song Turn! Turn! Turn! The song soulfully announces, “There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven-“ Each time I talk to my daughter I am reminded of the wisdom in those verses. Kathryn is the mother of a three-year old and twin eight month olds, a job and passion that require...
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Life Management

Creative Gifts for Aging Parents and Others
Posted: 11 years ago | By: Christine Somers | In: Life Management | Read Time: 2 minutes, 14 seconds
One Christmas my grandmother's gift to me was a quilt she had hand sown. The quilt is called a charm quilt because it is made with many, many small patches. Most of the 2 inch squares came from the left over remnants of material that my mom used to make our clothes. The fabric from my high school graduation dress is easily recognizable as is the fabric of a white and yellow sundr...
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Intentional Living Series

Intentional Living Week Seven: Decision Time
Posted: 11 years ago | By: Christine Somers | In: Intentional Living Series | Read Time: 2 minutes, 32 seconds
{Exploring Cape Horn on the Continent of Africa}"Every choice you make has an end result". Zig ZiglarLast week your focus was on compiling the list of Lifetime Priorities. These are goals that last for the duration of your life and shape the overarching framework of your world. As you compiled your list, wha...
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Life Management

When Is Gift Giving Too Much For Kids To Handle?
Posted: 11 years ago | By: Christine Somers | In: Life Management | Read Time: 2 minutes, 43 seconds
Several years ago one of my grandchildren received a Christmas gift from his Aunt.  Barely acknowledging her kindness, he quickly tore off the gift wrapping, took one look at the present and threw it on the floor stating, "I don't want this!" Every adult froze as if the air had been sucked from the room. His father quickly commanded that he retrieve the gift and accompany him to another room...
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Life Management

Will You Avoid A Financial Hangover?
Posted: 11 years ago | By: Christine Somers | In: Life Management | Read Time: 3 minutes, 54 seconds
I love the Christmas season. I love giving gifts. I don't love the financial hangover that can result when combining the Christmas season with gift giving. I made the decision to live debt free 17 years ago. That means when I use my credit card, that I must be able to pay off the bill when the statement arrives. I save for large ticket items that I want and purchase them only when I have th...
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Intentional Living Series

Intentional Living Week Six: Setting Lifetime Priorities
Posted: 11 years ago | By: Christine Somers | In: Intentional Living Series | Read Time: 2 minutes, 8 seconds
"Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible".      Tony RobbinsFor the last 5 weeks you have been laying the ground work to define and set priorities. Setting your priorities is not the end of the process; but it is the singular key to living an intentional life. If you aren't clear on what you want from life, how can you get it?
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