Tag Archives: Family

Investing In My Relationships along the Way Or Paying For It BIG TIME Later

Posted on June 28, 2012 by russtowne

In my recent post, “Blowing the Dust Away” I used the phrase, “…investing time together” A reader commented in part, “I think investing in our valued relationships is a great way to put it.” (Thank you, Cathy!) That got me … Continue reading →

Posted in Choices, Friendship, Grandparenting & Grandkids, Growth/Learning, LIfe Lessons, Love, Observations, Parenting | Tagged attention, Caring, children, commitment, Family, focus, friends, great, Important, investing, Love, loving, Money, parenting, raising, Relationships, romantic | 4 Comments

TROUBLE!

Posted on June 26, 2012 by russtowne

‘The sole purpose of a child’s middle name is so he can tell when he is really in trouble!’ –Author unknown (at least to me) While funny, the above statement was also true for my brothers, sisters, and me, when … Continue reading →

Posted in Family "Fun", Humor, Parenting, Quotes I Love, True Stories I've Written | Tagged brothers, consequences, dad, daughter, dire, Family, innocent, mom, parenting, parents, sisters, son, trouble | 8 Comments

The Choice

Posted on June 22, 2012 by russtowne

A dear friend of mine named Dave forwarded a story from Ed Bridges to me. It was fairly long, but a pargraph of it really was the gist of the message and stood out to me, so I wanted to … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Choices, Gratitude, LIfe Lessons, Observations, Relationship Lessons Learned, Stories That Touched Me | Tagged children, choice, choices, Ed Bridges, Family, what I have, what I need, what I want, wife | 6 Comments

Loma Prieta Earthquake: The BIG One (So Far) Part 3 of 3

Posted on June 18, 2012 by russtowne

The aftershocks kept coming, sporadic and of varying intensity. We decided to see if any of the radio stations had come back up so we bundled everyone and went out to my car in the garage and sat in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Family "Fun", Generosity, Gratitude, Inspiring, Making the World a Better Place, True Stories I've Written | Tagged earthquake, Family, food, Heroes, home power, house, Loma Prieta | Leave a comment

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

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

The Other Side Of Me

Posted on May 27, 2012 by russtowne

I have received a number of great compliments from many of you lately and appreciate every single one of them. A lot. Thank you for taking time out of your day to brighten mine. But there is another side of … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Courage, Friendship, Generosity, Gratitude, Growth/Learning, LIfe Lessons, Observations, Random Thoughts | Tagged arrogant, Baditude, blog, coward, Family, friends, good, goodness, great ideas, greatness, Hero, humble, Life, Love, me, petty thoughts, readers, reading, small, Stinking Thinking, thank you, the other side, vain | 2 Comments

Morning Reflections

Posted on May 24, 2012 by russtowne

There was a time many years ago when I woke up exhausted every week day, crawled out of bed at about 5:30am and faced a daunting and life-sucking 1 hour and 40 minute 1-way commute to work, doing a job … Continue reading →