Tag Archives: children

Happenings

Posted on May 30, 2013 by russtowne

“Love is not a matter of what happens in life. It’s a matter of what’s happening in your heart.” –Ken Keyes I also believe that happiness is not a matter of what happens in your life. It’s a matter of … Continue reading →

Posted in Death, Growth/Learning, Joy & Happiness, Life, Loss, Love, Mistakes, Observations, Quotes I Love, Random Thoughts, Suffering, Wisdom | Tagged beloved, child, children, death, failures, gifts, Happiness, Ken Keyes, lessons, Life, Love, setbacks, spouse | 8 Comments

Clyde and I

Posted on May 29, 2013 by russtowne

OK, this post is going to take some explaining first. In a recent reply to a comment made by fellow blogger and friend Diana S providing an update on the song that she and her daughter’s generosity inspired, I joked … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Children's Stories/Poems I Wrote, Friendship, Fun, Grandparenting & Grandkids, Humor, My Written Works Misc., Poetry I Wrote, Teamwork, Writing | Tagged banana, bedtime, bedtime story, child, children, children's poem, Children's Stories/Poems I Wrote, children's story, fun, giraffe, grandparent, humor, pain in the neck, parents, poem, poet, poetry, rain, read, reading, story | 8 Comments

The Value Of A Moment

Posted on May 18, 2013 by russtowne

(Source: Forever Awezome) I attempt to remind myself that EVERY moment is precious, as once it is gone so is a part of my life that I’ll never get back. I’m working on creating a lifetime of memory-making moments. Thank … Continue reading →

Posted in Awareness, Children, Connection/Connecting, Joy & Happiness, Making Memories, Observations, Photos That Touched Me, Quotes I Love, Time | Tagged children, Forever Awezome, Life, lifetime, making memories, Memories, moments, photo, photography, quote, time, value | 6 Comments

Kids Say The Darndest Things!

Posted on May 8, 2013 by russtowne

WHY GOD MADE MOMS Brilliant answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions: Why did God make mothers? 1. She’s the only one who knows where the scotch tape is. 2. Mostly to clean the house. 3. … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Humor, Parenting | Tagged children, humor, kids, mom, moms, Mother, parenting | 22 Comments

For Those Who Are Having A Challenging Day

Posted on May 7, 2013 by russtowne

Photo: Old West trading Post Love, Russ

Posted in Challenges, Children, Humor | Tagged bad day, challenges, child, children, humor, photo, photograph | 7 Comments

Being There and Showing How Much I Care

Posted on March 21, 2013 by russtowne

In a comment from my last post, a reader asked what I did to become a better friend. I thought some of you might also be interested in my reply (with a bit more information added that I thought of … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Commitment, Friendship, Passion | Tagged Being there, care, Caring, children, Family, friends, Friendship, hormones, lines of communication, teenager, teenagers, teens | Leave a comment

The Harmonica Man

Posted on March 12, 2013 by russtowne

He’s 77 years old, has had 10 heart surgeries, quit taking all 15 of the medicines he was given, and then he decided to make a difference in the world for thousands of children. You’ll be amazed at what he … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Adversity, Authentic Living, Challenges, Children, Commitment, Creativity, Following Your Passion, Generosity, Inspiring, Making the World a Better Place, Talent, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged children, harmonica, Harmonica Man, heart surgeries, music, School, strumsticks | 8 Comments

When Words Aren’t Enough

Posted on March 7, 2013 by russtowne

This post is longer than most that I send, and it has even been abbreviated from the version I received from a friend. I believe it to be true but haven’t Snopesed it because I WANT it to be true, … Continue reading →

Posted in Choices, Compassion, Goodness, Heroes, Honor, Inspiring, Kindness, Loss, Making the World a Better Place, Stories That Touched Me, Teamwork | Tagged airline pilot, children, compassion, Family, freedom, honor, loss, sacrifice, serviceman, support, teamwork | 14 Comments

Family and Aging Humor

Posted on March 5, 2013 by russtowne

GREAT TRUTHS THAT CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED: ~ No matter how hard you try, you can’t baptize cats. ~ When your Mom is mad at your Dad, don’t let her brush your hair. ~ If your sister hits you, don’t hit … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Family "Fun", Humor | Tagged aging, children, Family, humor, parenting | 26 Comments

Get Your Stories Straight

Posted on February 24, 2013 by russtowne

(This is a re-post for newer friends of this site.) Like nearly all siblings, our sons sometimes got into quarrels. When that occurred, my Beloved and I attempted to unravel how it started so we could create learning lessons as … Continue reading →