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Holiday Gift Ideas From The Experts
The Experts at Creating Great Homes have gotten together for a Holiday Gift Idea Exchange and you are invited! You'll find some creative and unique ideas, one for just about everyone on your list. Some are ultra-economical, some are not. Some are homemade or hand made, some you can find at a local store and some you can only find online. We hope you enjoy reading -- and using -- our ideas this holiday season! . . . keep reading

Help--I'm Drowning: Parenting the Active Family
Tess Worrell
Soccer, drama, piano, Algebra club, Boy Scouts, Girls in Action--the activities available to our children astounds. How do parents take advantage of all the good available to our children while protecting family time and ties? Consider these signs that your family may be in over its head. . . . keep reading

Time to Play!
Tess Worrell
"Mom--can you play, NOW?" How often I hear those words! They are both a blessing--and a little bit of a curse. Of course I want to play with my . . . keep reading

A Father's Ally--Mom
Tess Worrell
What does it take to be a really good dad? While there are many answers, a key component is a supportive mom. When we choose to come alongside our husbands, encouraging and supporting their vision for our families, we enable them to become the father they long to be. . . . keep reading

Where's Dad When You Need Him? Part Five
A Few Tips for Teaching Your Man to Nurture the Kids
You can teach him about nurturing and developing relationships. But do it in small doses when you are both in a good mood. Teach him your best techniques for dealing with a tantrum when no one is actually having a tantrum. Listen to his ideas. You might be surprised and blessed by what he has to say. Then, let him do it his way. Just in case you weren't listening, I'll repeat that. Let him do it his way. This will be difficult. . . . keep reading

Three Tips for Worn Out Parents
Marilyn Woodard
Ever have a morning where the only thing that gets you out of bed is the thought that, if you hurry, you might be able to have a cup of coffee before the kids find you? Me too. How do you get through those days? These three tips help me. . . . keep reading

Top Ten Things Moms Don't and Do Want for Mother's Day
Marilyn Woodard
I'm a real Mom; have been for a lot of Mother's Days. So I feel competent and highly qualified to give husbands and children a little help with the old, "What shall we do for Mom on Mother's Day?" question. . . . keep reading

Creative Mothering
Tess Worrell
Today's women literally have it all. We have opportunities prior generations could never imagine. Schools, scholarships, and hiring agents all give preferential treatment to women granting us access to any endeavor we desire. But can any of these opportunities compete with the opportunity to create a home which nurtures children into strong and pure men and women? . . . keep reading

5 Keys to Keep Your Love from Fading
Pat Anderson

"The deepest source of her misery, though she did not know it, had been the fading of her love toward him." ~ George MacDonald This quote on the Home Page made me think about how we, at times, allow our love to fade in our marriage. Lately I am becoming very aware of certain areas in which I need to improve as a wife.

The trailers for this movie did not make me want to see it. It looked like a goofy movie about a dog no one bothered to train. I enjoy untrained dogs about as much as untrained children. That's not what the movie is about. Marley the dog, with all his faults, has this one quality that serves as the main idea for the whole movie. He loves his humans. . . .

Marilyn Woodard interviews Tina McAllister on eBook creation, and the benefits of eBooks for home businesses. . . .

One boring Sunday afternoon in the life of a young girl, a Mother took the time to make crepe paper wedding flowers and decorated their family car for the little girl to play make-believe wedding and dispel the gloom of the day. The memories and the love of the afternoon will be cherished for a lifetime. That little girl was me. And my Mom - well she doesn't remember much of anything anymore. She has Alzheimer's. But the love of my Mother will never waste away or die with her body! Some more memories that my Mom created for our family.... . . .

How old does your child have to be before you can start reading to him? I started reading to Numero Uno as soon as he could be propped in my lap. It was wonderful! He loved all that visual stimulation and would sit there as long as I would turn pages. Child Number Two came along and I was so ready. After all, I knew all about reading to children, right? Uh, not really. . . .

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