children

Children: Our most valuable natural resource.

Outhouse Gauntlet
When I was little, we spent every June visiting relatives in Kentucky. All their little houses were clustered on one sprawling piece of verdant land called Green’s Valley. It had been the site of the general store owned by my great-grandpa, Les Green. My grandpa was the oldest of Les’s thirteen children. Half a dozen of them never left the lush acreage.
By Hollye B. Green5 years ago in Families
A Picture Perfect Christmas Memory . First Place in Holiday Card Outtakes Challenge.
In the years that I have been “adult” enough to feel the pressure of sending a holiday card, I have never succeeded. We didn’t do them when we got married and told ourselves that we would after having kids, but nope, still no Christmas cards. There were attempts, but we realized that by the time we took our photos, it was often too late to send the card! Besides, the photos will be posted to social media and that’s good enough, right?
By Holly Rae5 years ago in Families
Safety in the Savanna
“I know you liked George and Stephanie, but your new house is going to be wonderful! They have a little girl just your age and a beautiful backyard with a tree house and everything. You’ll be able to have so many adventures.” Miss Sandy tried to reassure Amelia, but the young girl recognized the familiar look of pity and doubt on her social worker’s face. As the two drove away from the little blue house on Spring Rose Drive, Amelia beat herself up for thinking this time was going to be different. Sandy looked back at the girl and listened as she lamented on the loss. “She called me Mia and told me she was going to be my mama, but this morning she told me that since George is sick she can’t be my mama anymore.”
By Hailey Kapp5 years ago in Families
Out Of The Mouth Of Babes
My son Tyler was a funny kid. At about two, he already had a rather expansive vocabulary and could verbalize his thoughts and feelings pretty well, I thought, for his age. He would often put words he had just learned in new and strange combinations to see how it would work out, often on-the-fly.
By Matthew Leo5 years ago in Families
My Rainbow Baby, My Son
I never thought I would be saying the words “my son”. I had finally gotten used to the idea that my daughter would be the only child I would ever have biologically. We were surprised when we found out that almost two years after an ectopic pregnancy, my fiancé and I were expecting. We were overcome with joy, when we found out we would be having a boy. I had always wanted a son, although any gender would have been okay with me. All I wanted was the baby!
By Crystal Nicole5 years ago in Families
Two Placentas in the Freezer
So if you were to open our freezer this minute, you might wonder this thing: why do they have two placentas in there? Well, I will tell you.
By Sara Kemp5 years ago in Families
Our children
When you bring a child into your life it’s the most beautiful blessing you can get. You see them grow and experience their milestones with them. Their smiles and laughs are the most beautiful things that can brighten up your world even more. They are so innocent in these stages and beautiful.
By Gabriela Marcial5 years ago in Families
The Best Laid Dinner Plans
I've been working very hard these past months to answer that old question of "how do you cook delicious, nutritious, economical meals on a strict money- and time-budget." On the days I work, I'm home after 5:30; I don't have time to be scraping and chopping vegetables late into the evening. I'm sorry, Thirty Minute Meals don't cut it. I need something more along the lines of Ten (for prep time at least), for under ten dollars, for a family of five. I know it's a tall order, but it's what I need.
By Sara Kemp5 years ago in Families
Working the Corner
My sister Katie is an excellent cook. She often says she should run a soup kitchen, that she is existentially happiest when she is cooking simple, hearty food for large amounts of people. She says it comes from the days when she worked at The Corner, a now long-extinct hippie restaurant from her college days here in Olympia, Washington.
By Sara Kemp5 years ago in Families
Cozy corner of Corona World
In every bad thing that happend something good pops up. And that's something that works on same principles as magnetic force.
By Haris Hadzic5 years ago in Families
5 best short moral stories for kids
Tales that will inspire you by teaching important lessons of your life 1. Ants and worm Once, while an ant was searching for its food, she saw a worm coming out of a cocoon. He was slowly moving his legs out of the box. Seeing that, the ant said, ‘Oh, what is your condition? I can walk wherever I want. But you have to spend days in this cell. So there is a big gap between you and me. 'The worm said nothing. A few days later, when the ant returned, only the shell of the worm had fallen and she saw that the worm had gone somewhere. She saw a beautiful moth fluttering its wings as it fluttered its wings. He said to her, ‘Oh, you were mocking me that day as a prisoner, you were saying that your own condition was better than mine, remember that I am the worm in the box. If you want to brag that you can go wherever you want, feel free to hit. Until then, I can easily walk around in the sky for a while. '
By Yogesh Sawant5 years ago in Families
Where the Magic Happens
As an Anxious Introvert, that prefers to keep to myself over having lots of friends, my home is unconventional in its set up. Im a single mother of 2 boys ages 4 and 6. Early on I decided that I wasn't going to stress myself to keep up with what the world determined to be "normal". I currently stay in a 1 bedroom apartment. In order to make sure my kids got the experience of having their own space, and being able to decorate it how they'd like, I gave them the bedroom. With that being said I had to make due with the ultra small living room myself. So instead of couches and tables I have a futon for when guests come over (and to sleep on), a tv, and finally in the corner I have what my kids like to call the Pillow spot. In the pillow spot is where most of all of our best memories are created.
By Blue Dymond5 years ago in Families