Category Archives: Parenting

What Is That?

Posted on June 18, 2012 by russtowne

A touching reminder to parents and to grown children. For parents who regret how they parented, this could be a wonderful time to begin to build or re-build your relationship with your child/children. For children who grew up and have … Continue reading →

Posted in Gratitude, Growth/Learning, Healing, Parenting, Relationship Lessons Learned, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged bird, child, daughter, father, Love, Mother, parent, son, sparrow, what is that | 6 Comments

Loma Prieta Earthquake: The BIG One (So Far) Part 2

Posted on June 16, 2012 by russtowne

As I made my way down a dark expressway in very heavy traffic I noticed something truly extraordinary. At all the major intersections that would have become gridlocked like the one it had taken an hour for me to get … Continue reading →

Posted in Courage, Family "Fun", Making the World a Better Place, Parenting, True Stories I've Written | Tagged consideration, courage, earthquake, Family, kindness, Loma Prieta, quake | 4 Comments

Family Nights

Posted on June 15, 2012 by russtowne

Picture if you will all the noise and people during rush hour in Grand Central Station, the commotion and energy of a busy dog park, the love and joy of a raucous religious revival, the laughter and entertainment of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Family "Fun", Grandparenting & Grandkids, Gratitude, Humor, Parenting, True Stories I've Written | Tagged circus, daughter, daughter-inlaw, dogs, Family, Family Night, Family Nights, Grand Central Station, king, Love, son | 6 Comments

Strongest Dad In The World

Posted on June 15, 2012 by russtowne

I’d read some prior articles about this incredible father but learned much more about this dad and his son in this heart-warming article. Russ Strongest Dad in the World Rick Reilly for Sports Illustrated I try to be a good … Continue reading →

Posted in Courage, Creativity, Growth/Learning, Healing, Inspiring, LIfe Lessons, Optimism, Parenting, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged awesome, awesome feeling, Boston Marathon, dad, Dick Hot, father, Father's Day, feeling, Hawaii, Hoyt, Hoyts, inspiring, Irnonman, Love, marathon, Rick Hoyt, Rick Reilly, run, son, Sports Illustrated, swim, triathlon, walk, Winchester | 2 Comments

Braces

Posted on June 14, 2012 by russtowne

Sometimes it is really tough to be a kid. When both of our boys needed braces we knew they were in for a rough time. In those days braces tended to be made out of highly visible shiny metal, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Family "Fun", Parenting, True Stories I've Written | Tagged banned items, beloved, boys, braces, dentist, Family, wife | 6 Comments

Earthquake!

Posted on June 13, 2012 by russtowne

Shortly after moving into our current house in 1989 I was shaken out of a deep sleep. Earthquake! And a big one! I was disoriented from being jerked awake in the dark in a home I hadn’t been in for … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Family "Fun", Parenting, True Stories I've Written | Tagged asleep, beloved, earthquake, Family, infant, precious, relief, sleeping, son, sons, The Great Race, wife | 7 Comments

A Tail-Waggin’ Squirrel’s Tale

Posted on June 6, 2012 by russtowne

A great friend and wonderful human being named Tom sent this story to me. It came with a lot of cute photos but most (ok ALL of them that weren’t from reblogs–SIGH) of the photos I’ve tried to download into … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Friendship, Generosity, Inspiring, Making the World a Better Place, Nature, Optimism, Parenting, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged baby, birth, bonding, bottle, Caring, Debbie Cantlon, Dog, feeding, Giselle, Glen, husband, infant, inter-species, Mademoiselle Giselle, mates, nap, nurse, nurse's aide, nuzzling, nuzzling nose-to-nose, Papillion, pregnant, puppies, snuggles, squirrel, Tom, warmth, wild | 6 Comments

How to Stop a Nightmare

Posted on May 18, 2012 by russtowne

The URL below takes you to a cute vid where a little kitten is having a nightmare, and its mama knows how to take care of the situation! http://www.wimp.com/stopnightmare/ http://www.wimp.com/stopnightmare/

Posted in Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Fun Vids, Humor, Parenting | Tagged asleep, hug, kitten, mama cat, nightmare, sleeping | Leave a comment

Courage, Love, Peace, Inspiration, and Talent

Posted on May 17, 2012 by russtowne

Originally posted on GYA today:
If you’re still not sure about any of them …this ought to do it.

Posted in Abundance, Courage, Generosity, Gratitude, Healing, Inspiring, Making the World a Better Place, Optimism, Parenting, Praise, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged Abundance, Aussies, Australia, Beatles, courage, dreamer, Emmanuel Kelly, Hope, Imagine, Inspiration, John Lennon, Love, peace, powerful, powerfully touched me, talent, the world will be as one, X Factor | Leave a comment

What I Learned from My Son and Dandelions

Posted on May 13, 2012 by russtowne

When our middle son was a young teenager, one of his chores was to mow the lawns. One day as I walked into the house after work I noticed that the front yard had dandelion stems in it that were … Continue reading →