Tag Archives: Family

Speaking of Flying…

Posted on November 10, 2013 by russtowne

I just completed the rough drafts of my first two non-fiction books not written for children, all 64,541 words worth. It has been fun writing them. One is titled, “From the Heart of a Grateful Man” and deals with love, … Continue reading →

Posted in My Written Works Misc., Non-fiction Stories I've Written, Non-Fiction Writing I've Done, Writing | Tagged "From the Heart of a Grateful Man", "Reflections of a Grateful Man", author, compassion, dreams, Family, Forgiveness, gratitude, Grief, healing, Heroes, kindness, Life, loss, Love, non-fiction, Relationships, soul mates, writing | 5 Comments

What Is Worth Keeping

Posted on October 20, 2013 by russtowne

“”Keep what is worth keeping and with the breath of kindness blow the rest away.” (Source: Ute Lark shared Precious World’s post). (Photo: Cheryl Bond) (Source: Ute Lark shared Ware’s of Gratitude’s share of Today I Will’s photo.) (Source: Hannah … Continue reading →

Posted in Choices, Family "Fun", Fun, Humor, Photos That Touched Me, Quotes I Love, Quotos | Tagged cartoon, Charlie Brown, child, children, comic, Family, fun, humor, mom, Mother, photographs, photos, quotes | 10 Comments

Connection

Posted on October 4, 2013 by russtowne

My oldest grandson Thomas and an orangutan shared a fist bump at the St. Louis Zoo earlier this week. My son Ben snapped the shot during our visit to my twin grandsons and their parents this week. The size of … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Animals, Children, Connection/Connecting, Family, Family "Fun", Humor, Love, Making Memories | Tagged children, Family, grandchild, Grandchildren, grandsons, marriage, orangutans, Relationship, St. Louis Zoo, twins, wife | 18 Comments

The Trouble Tree

Posted on September 19, 2013 by russtowne

A friend sent this story to me and I thought some of you would enjoy it as I did. With Love, Russ I hired a plumber to help me restore an old farmhouse, and after he had just finished a … Continue reading →

Posted in Adversity, Choices, Family, Grace, Marriage, Stories That Touched Me, Traditions & Rituals | Tagged children, Family, Friend, marriage, Relationship, tree, trouble | 22 Comments

Who Would Do Something Silly Like That?

Posted on September 9, 2013 by russtowne

This experience may have been the most embarrassing of my life–-and considering how many such moments I’ve had, that is really saying something! Many years ago I’d volunteered to take a car load of stuff that my employer needed for … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Love, Marriage, Non-fiction Stories I've Written, Non-Fiction Writing I've Done, True Stories I've Written | Tagged epic fail, Family, humor, marriage, non-fiction, stories, Work, writer, writing | 13 Comments

Don’t Mess With Mama Raccoon!

Posted on September 3, 2013 by russtowne

Several years ago my family went camping in a park filled with beautiful redwood trees and ferns–two of my favorite plants. We enjoyed a pleasant, relaxing day and evening–-until shortly after we tried to go to sleep. Our then-teen-age son … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Children, Family "Fun", Humor | Tagged author, camping, chidren, Family, family fun, ferns, fun, humor, non-fiction story, non-fiction writing, raccoon, redwood tree, redwood trees, son, writer | 6 Comments

Hallway Torture

Posted on August 21, 2013 by russtowne

(This is a re-post for newer readers.) One of the toughest challenges My Beloved and I had as parents was regarding discipline. We wanted to be firm but loving and fair, and for the consequences to be effective, age-appropriate, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Discipline & Consequences, Family, Parenting | Tagged children, consequences, discipline, Family, humor, parenting | 2 Comments

Proud Mama and the Twins

Posted on July 22, 2013 by russtowne

Here is my DIL Kristi with my twin grandsons. Due to all the tubes–some of which you can see in the photo–the babies daddy (my son Brian) can hold only one at a time, but will soon be able to … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Children, Family, Love, Photos That Touched Me | Tagged Abundance, babies, daddy, Family, Grandchildren, grandfather, grandmother, Grandparents, grandsons, infants, Love, mommy, parents, twins | 30 Comments

Look Out World, Here They Come!

Posted on July 18, 2013 by russtowne

My Beloved and I became grandparents of twins today! Alexander Samuel and Zachary Robert and their mommy and daddy are all doing well. The twin’s grandparent’s are thrilled, ecstatic, and proud of all four members of the new family. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Children, Family, Grandparenting & Grandkids, Miracles, Parenting | Tagged babaies, birth, born, boys, Family, Grandchildren, grandparenting, Grandparents, parents, twins | 26 Comments

The Last Words They’ll Hear

Posted on June 16, 2013 by russtowne

I was recently asked how often my Beloved and I “exchange “I love you’s” on the average?” In case some of you might be interested in my answer, here it is: Every member of my family says that every time … Continue reading →