Best Birthday Gift

Best Birthday Gift

Guest Post by Cathy Krafve Diamonds. Golf clubs. Pearls. Chocolates. Cowboy boots. What is the best birthday gift you ever received? Until last fall, I would have answered my favorite gift was a pair of black lizard skin boots that my husband gave me years ago. Of...
Giving Traditions Create Family Glue

Giving Traditions Create Family Glue

I just measured the stack of letters from various charities seeking funding that has arrived in the last few weeks, and it’s two inches tall. That’s enough to create a Scrooge moment if there ever was one, but if your style is to tackle the stack and get it done as...

Gift-Giving Advice for Children

I heard a great story last week. A father told me that his young daughter had asked if she could adopt a child in another country and his reply was something like, “Oh honey, the organizations that say they do that are just scams, and the money doesn’t really feed the...
Ready, Set, Go!

Ready, Set, Go!

As a kid, I can remember the excitement of lining up at recess to begin a race and the teacher saying those exact words, “Ready, Set, Go!”  We were all supposed to take a moment at the chalked starting line to get ready, set our tennis shoes in the most...