Children’s Author Creates New Family Classics Children’s Author Creates New Family ClassicsAuthor Interview with Mary Quattlebaum, Family ReunionBy Lisa M. HendeyI love the joy of discovering new authors and sharing them with my children, both of whom love to read as much as I do. One of my new ... Don't Get Burned Many burns occur in the household. Accidents such as these may be prevented if we are more careful in our placement of items that could cause potential harm. Burns can result from tragic accidents involving fire, electricity, chemicals, scalding water ... How to Plan Your Wedding and Honeymoon. How to Plan Your Wedding and Honeymoon.1. Weddings typically can cost you anywhere around $15,000 or more. The big question is: who foots the bill?The 21st century has heralded a shift in the way these costs are handled. We have moved away from the days ...
Being an Adult
When I was young, I often thought, When I grow up, I want to be like Grandpa. I looked forward with anxious anticipation to the time when I would have all the answers and all the sage advice. All of our parents are gone, now, and I have discovered, as I suppose they discovered, that all I have really done is gotten older. I have learned that being a wise parent and grandparent is not so much what I know, but what I do. And the greatest truth I have learned is that one does not need to grow old to grow wise. The reality is that everyone grows older. What matters is what we keep and/or lose in the process. We need to keep a sense of humor, but lose the mindless silliness of adolescence. We need to somehow keep our internal
youthfulness but lose the irresponsibleness of adolescence. We need to retain our integrity while acknowledging the reality of shades of truth. We must struggle to maintain our health without the obsession of the fitness of youth. We need to encourage sympathy and empathy, while shunning the devastation of attitude. We learn to put aside the me first approach in favor of a sincere desire to share beyond ourselves and out families. Being an adult simply means that we now know what we should be doing and we move ahead without supervision and do it, even when we really may not feel much like doing it at the time. And so it is and should be in all aspects and areas of our life.
About the Author Bob has been writing articles, short fiction and poetry for over 30 years. He has had many opportunities to help and counsel others in various situations of life.
