Parenting can feel like a lot of busy without much one on one time. I challenge you to create a "thing" with each of your kids. By thing, I mean have a special activity or point of connection. Over the past few years, I have been doing this with my 2 youngest (we have 4, but 2 at home). With my daughter, we do H & R's or hike and reads. We both love to read, so we will hike a trail, take some food and books and have some pretty awesome talks. With my son, we were doing Kung Fu, but we may be switching gears on that one. The point is to do something together, connect and in doing so communicate how precious they are to you. If you haven't already realized it, the parenting thing goes by fast. Let us know if you already have a "thing" or when you create one. I promise it's worth the effort.

COUPLES!!! How have you learned to "turn your heart" to your partner when feeling upset with them? I'll go first. One of the ways I turn my heart to Shayne is by considering Shayne's mom and how much she loves him, and how she would want her son to be taken care of and loved. Then I think about my sons and how I would want them to be loved by their spouses. Full circle back to me, I ask myself, "Am I showing Shayne care the way I would want my sons to be cared for? Am I taking care of my mother-in-law's son the way she would want him to be cared for? And finally...Am I caring for Shayne the way HE has asked me to care for him? Your turn!