by Judith Heaney | Jan 7, 2025 | 365 Reasons
These cold months can make a person feel like not doing much of anything but snuggle under a blanket and cozy up with a good story, whether book or movie. There can also be a temptation to stare at a small screen and lose hours each day. To help us avoid falling into...
by Judith Heaney | Jan 6, 2025 | 365 Reasons
When you have kids, one of the side effects when around other people involves who your child looks like, you or your spouse. To be honest, no matter what other people have to say on this subject, I almost never see the resemblance to which they refer. In other words,...
by Judith Heaney | Jan 5, 2025 | 365 Reasons
Have you ever considered what kind of soundtrack your life might have if it were a movie? Or have you ever pictured your life as a musical where you and the people around you randomly break into song and dance? Personally, I’ve toyed with both of these ideas more...
by Judith Heaney | Jan 4, 2025 | 365 Reasons
Nothing can cause me greater anxiety than my teenagers’ anxiety. Ironic, right? And yet this is a deeply true paradox for me and one I find myself facing way more often than I want to. It’s not because I feel inconvenienced or annoyed by either of my teens’ emotions...
by Judith Heaney | Jan 3, 2025 | 365 Reasons
Pretty much from the time either of my girls could hold a crayon, a paintbrush, or a pair of scissors, they have demonstrated a proclivity for producing beauty in whatever form their supplies allow. Yes, this sometimes includes tiny specs of paper (or in one specific...
by Judith Heaney | Jan 2, 2025 | 365 Reasons
What goes through your mind when your teenager exerts a mind of their own? I mean, let’s face it, I don’t think any of us really like certain tones of voice with which we associate defiance or belligerence or, worse, disrespect. But what if we took a step back and...
