How The Blacklist Brought Me Back to the Dark Side
Did you ever get so hooked on a TV show that you almost needed a fix like a heroin addict? I’m right there in the crack house with The Blacklist.
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How Kids Boost Your Self-Esteem (and other parenting lies)
I really need to start writing down the cherished love bombs my kids toss at me like word grenades, making me swell with self-doubt and run to the self-help section of Barnes and Nobles. My family–the wind beneath (or rock upon?) my wings.
How to Survive 25 (or more) Years of Marriage
Lisa Beach
February 4, 2016 6 Comments on How to Survive 25 (or more) Years of Marriage
My husband Kevin and I will be celebrating our 28th anniversary this year. No small feat, for sure. What’s our secret to a thriving midlife marriage, besides not killing each other in our sleep? Being married for a quarter century or more takes a lot of work, but I’ve boiled it down to a few key “staying strategies.”
Rolling Into Family Dinner on the Crazy Train
Lisa Beach
November 18, 2015 5 Comments on Rolling Into Family Dinner on the Crazy Train
With the boys coming out of their homework haze, family dinner chaos rolls into our household right on schedule, like Ozzy Osbourne’s “Crazy Train.”
Family Traditions: We’ll Take the High Road and the Low Road
Traditions weave families together, bonding them with counted-on rituals and shared memories. They can also make some of the best stories. Case in point…. Whenever my older son, Trevor, performed in one of his high school band concerts, our whole family would head over to Jeremiah’s Italian Ice afterwards for a treat. This popular, local place regularly pulls in… Read more »