by Judith Heaney | Jan 23, 2025 | 365 Reasons
365 Reasons I Love My Teenagers I am a long-standing coffee drinker; and what I mean by that is that I’ve been drinking coffee for so long now I don’t actually recall when I had that first cup of coffee (note to self, that is something I definitely want to recollect...
by Judith Heaney | Jan 22, 2025 | 365 Reasons
As I begin today’s words, it occurs to me that perhaps there isn’t always something specific I want to talk about when it comes to the reasons I love my teenagers. Maybe that’s because there are days, like today, when I realize quite simply that when I spend time with...
by Judith Heaney | Jan 21, 2025 | 365 Reasons
Like so many teenagers, sometimes our girls will disappear into their rooms and we won’t see them for a few hours. It can almost seem like we don’t have kids at all when they squirrel themselves away in their upstairs spaces. And, actually, with our youngest, there...
by Judith Heaney | Jan 20, 2025 | 365 Reasons
As our children grow up, we get to bear witness to the ways they change and develop and begin to engage with the world around them. As we walk alongside them on their learning journey, we may also be privy to their critical ways—their critical thinking ways, that is....
by Judith Heaney | Jan 19, 2025 | 365 Reasons
Last year I thought it would be a great idea to implement a family game night to bring us all together for a time of family fun and bonding. As part of this plan, I even ordered several new board games for us. Unfortunately, the regularity I was anticipating creating...
by Judith Heaney | Jan 18, 2025 | 365 Reasons
Each night I add to a gratitude list I started on January 1. It’s one of the ways I like to remind myself about the things for which I have to be thankful and last night was no different. At the top of last night’s entries? I wrote how much I loved and how grateful I...
