This is the third installment of “Putting Family First”, posted here for easier access. The first part of the article can be found on a separate page on this blog.
Leading By Example
In taking care of ourselves, we thus become an example to our children of how one should treat oneself and others and why; how [...]
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A Good Parent’s Third Priority
Posted in Children, Family, Life, Marriage, Women, tagged Children, Family, good parent, Marriage, parenting, parents on October 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Mission Possible: Putting Family First
Posted in Children, Family, Life, Marriage, Women, tagged Children, Family, husband, Life, love, Marriage, motherhood, mothers on October 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On 3 May 2008, I gave a talk entitled, “Mission Possible: Putting Family First“ at the Mom, You’re Incredible! event, which was sponsored by the Neeje Association for Women and Family. I am posting an article based on the outline for that talk on this page. Because of the length of the article, it will [...]
My Better Half
Posted in Family, Marriage, tagged husband, Marriage on April 28, 2008 | 4 Comments »
My heart is 39 years old today. No, it’s not my birthday, and the man in the photo is not a burglar. That is my husband, Michael, and today is his birthday. The photo was taken by a friend of his on February 16, 2003, which happened to be one of the [...]
Mom You’re Incredible!
Posted in Family, Marriage, tagged motherhood, ottawa on April 3, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Do you remember this television show where they would feature various stories of people doing all sorts of fascinating, heart-stopping or mind-boggling things and then the live audience would shout in unison: “That’s incredible!”? (That question really dates me, doesn’t it? Anyway…..) Although that show is long gone, I remember it now [...]
When Two Shall Become One
Posted in Faith, Family, Marriage, tagged anniversary, Faith, wedding on February 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It has been five thousand one hundred and thirteen days since I walked down the aisle on my father’s arm to take the hand of the man whom I vowed to love till death do us part. I used the calculator to come up with that number, figuring in the fact that we’ve been [...]
No Flowers Please
Posted in Family, Friendship, Life, Marriage, tagged Children, friends, husband, love on February 14, 2008 | 5 Comments »
It was a good day today. No heart-shaped cards or flowers or chocolate-covered cherries in candy boxes. No candlelit dinners or romantic music playing in the background. It was perfect.
I don’t know about you, but I do not care for the hype that the commercialization of occasions such as Valentine’s day invites. [...]
Thirty-Eight Years and Counting
Posted in Family, Marriage on January 9, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Today, I am moved by the thought that thirty-eight years ago, a young man and a young woman exchanged vows before God, family and friends — to love each other for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do they part. I’d like you to meet Ruben and Evelyn Umali, and [...]
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