Tag Archives: siblings

Some Things You May Not Know About Me

Posted on March 20, 2013 by russtowne

Rustic Recluse has been nominated for the Very Inspiring Blogger award and has kindly nominated my blog for same. If you haven’t had the pleasure of visiting Rustic’s blog, I recommend that you check it out: http://rusticrecluse.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/very-inspiring-blogger-award/#comment-766 Dear Rustic Recluse: … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards: Sharing The Love | Tagged anti-venom, antivenom, award, bitten, bloggers, blogs, dad, facts, horses, Netherlands, niece, rattlesnakes, ride, rodeo, Rustic Recluse, siblings, survived, Very Inspiring Blogger Award | 14 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 →

Posted in Challenges, Children, Family "Fun", Parenting, True Stories I've Written | Tagged beloved, boys, children, consequences, humor, parenting, siblings, trouble | 11 Comments

Thank YOU!

Posted on August 21, 2012 by russtowne

I’ve got a confession to make. I’m not proud of it. It is about how I’ve shown up–or NOT–for most of my life. For example, I know at the logical level that by the time one reaches adulthood many people … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Acceptance, Friendship, Gratitude, Humility, Love | Tagged acceptance, birthday, bithdays, Family, grateful, gratitude, honore, honored, Love, siblings | 20 Comments

Terror and Kindness on Interstate 5

Posted on May 2, 2012 by russtowne

It was the middle of the night on one of those long and lonely stretches of Interstate 5 between distant small farming communities. My mom and her girlfriend were taking me and 4 of their other children to Disneyland. All … Continue reading →

Posted in Courage, Generosity, LIfe Lessons, Making the World a Better Place, Praise, True Stories I've Written | Tagged 18-wheeler, 18-wheelers, big beast, blaring, blaring horns, brains, bucking wildly, careened, Caring, children, dazed, Disneyland, eighteen-wheelers, eightenn-wheeler, end-over-end, facing the wrong way, families, Family, fast-motion, flat tires, flats, flipped, freeway, glaring lights, gyrating, headlights, headlights coming at us, help, horns, Interestate 5, kids, kind, kindness, mechanic, mom, Mother, mothers, never-ending, nightmare, on-coming lights, on-coming trucks, oncoming traffic, shockwave, shop, siblings, spinning, straddling both lanes, SUV, terror, Travel-All, trembling nerves, truck, trucker, trucks, wrong way on the freeway, zig-zag, zig-zagging | Leave a comment

Making A New Ending and Taking Another Look at Our Beginning

Posted on April 29, 2012 by russtowne

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” –Maria Robinson I saw the above quote from an email from The Wendling Group. In one respect I agree with the … Continue reading →