Posts Tagged With ‘ relationships ’

Long-distance grandparenting can be emotionally complex. You will likely need to work harder to nurture the relationship with your grandchild. The post How it feels to be a long distance grandparent appeared first on GaGa Sisterhood.  Continue Reading

Oh, dear friends, it’s that wonderful time again. Christmas trees springing up, fireplaces crackling, mistletoe hanging, presents wrapped and a few too many relatives around the same table. Sure, you may be thinking – another crazy Christmas season. Last year, I was so wrapped up in the tinsel and trappings of the holiday season that I nearly lost sight of what it was all about – love, celebration, and a deep gratitude for the life we’ve been blessed with. We are celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. This year, I’ve made a pledge to myself to keep the holiday spirit... Continue Reading

EQ reflections: We all set the tone for the conversations we are about to have; we just don’t necessarily realise it Today I wrote 2 birthday cards; both were blank inside so I could have written absolutely anything. What I wrote really influenced the conversation that followed and that’s the same in life Did you know that if you ask someone to name the 7 dwarves or the 7 deadly sins, apparently the order they list them in is linked to what’s on their mind and which of those traits they most currently associate with. So, if your respondent says “Sleepy” or “gluttony” for example... Continue Reading

Well, here we are again, my fellow food enthusiasts, in that glorious time of the year when we hide our scales and drown our worries in gravy and pie. It’s Thanksgiving, the stretchy-pants holiday, and boy, do we have a lot to be grateful for this year. Remember last Thanksgiving? We were all busy being thankful and avoiding being turkeys. This year, I’m brimming with gratitude and hope you are too.  One thing I’m intensely thankful for — the overall response to my book Leading with Significance and the efforts that so many of you have made to read and promote the book, write reviews... Continue Reading

You can nurture your grandchild’s sense of humor while engaging in playful fun. Play is vital for the growth and development of a child. The post Nurture Your Grandchild’s Sense of Humor appeared first on GaGa Sisterhood.  Continue Reading

“Make your cast directly overhead,” says our fishing guide after my feeble side-arm cast was blown back in my face with the 25 mph wind. “I know it’s counterintuitive with the wind blowing, but if you cast directly overhead, your cast will go further and straighter in this wind, and the flies will land softer on the water.” So, there I was, mid-river, grappling with this stubborn bird’s nest of a knot from my side-arm attempt to beat the wind. It is the kind of tangle that only comes with poor fly-casting skills. I glanced over at our guide, hoping he’d take pity on me and offer... Continue Reading

Today, I’m waking up at the Bartz River House near Cascade, Montana, as the guest of one of my best friends, Tim Bartz. The coffee aroma has filled every nook and cranny as my taste buds light up with anticipation. I’m not sure what I’m more eager for — the coffee or the day fly fishing with Tim on the Missouri River. As I pour my first cup, he starts breakfast and I feel helpless as he will not let me lift a finger. He laughs as he shares stories and we catch up on family, friends, and the accounting profession. In the twenty years I have known Tim, he is one of the most generous, and... Continue Reading

Buckle up and let me take you on a wild ride through the concrete jungle we call highways. Stuck in a mile-long jam on a four-lane highway, I have a poor guy in the parking lot on my right side trying to make a left turn across our two lanes of traffic and into the opposite flow so I made some room for him. Did I get a grateful nod or even a humble wave? Nope. But hey, I got a horn blast from the hotshot behind me  maybe he was saying thanks on behalf of the entire highway. Remember the benefit of good intentions! I can’t say that I did at the moment. Next stop, the grocery store. Arriving... Continue Reading

As I write this blog, terrible wars are going on in Ukraine and the Middle East, virtually every country has enemies that with whom they have no diplomatic relations, politics are more polarized than ever, and even the party that has the majority in the House of Representatives hasn’t been able to agree on a speaker.  Even on the streets of our cities, an argument or a failure to yield the right of way in traffic can lead to violence.  Under these circumstances, it’s reasonable to ask, “What ever happened to the idea of compromise.” I’m not the kind of old guy who says that... Continue Reading

Grandparents help shape their grandchildren’s character, their social self, and therefore their self-esteem and capacity to deal with things and navigate life. The post 3 Important Tools for Grandparents appeared first on GaGa Sisterhood.  Continue Reading