building families, developing relationships, strengthening communities
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Thought of the week…
It’s not as hard as you think! Taking the time to chat to an eldery neighbour, bringing someone else’s bins in, being courteous in traffic (ok that one’s hard!), making a little more to share when cooking, sharing your umbrella, not shying away from complimenting someone, babysitting for friends who need time out, writing [...]
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The other day I saw a swag of birds gathered on overhead electric wires. It was an Aha! Moment! (thanks Oprah!) To me those twenty-something birds all perched along the wires, were a snapshot of togetherness, community! Birds of a feather flock together and it is just as true with humans.
Community has always resonated with me – [...]
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I love the ‘pay it forward’ concept and really experienced it for the first time when I was living in Kelowna BC.
One evening at a women’s event, I met an inspirational speaker named Crystal Flaman. Her life experiences ranged from doing triathlons, to renovating a ramshackle old house on it’s last legs into a beautiful [...]
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Above all else, I wish for my boys to grow up to be men of good character.
The reason I want this for them is because it is only people of good character who will ever have a positive influence on the communities in which they exist.
Harry J Grant, the famous American Editor and Social Commentator said:
“It [...]
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Thought of the week…
Here is a quote by John Wesley that often reminds me to live beyond myself:
Do all the good you can,
By all the means you can,
In all the ways you can,
In all the places you can,
At all the times you can,
To all the people you can,
As long as ever you can.
My week provided a couple [...]
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thefamilyroom hopes that our American readers and love ones have had a wonderful 4th of July celebration.
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thefamilyroom wishes all Canadians a brilliant day of patriotic celebration!
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“I go running when I have to. When the ice cream truck is doing sixty.”
You know those moments, when something flicks your switch, you feel fully alive, you momentarily forget you are a grown-up, you throw your head back and start laughing hysterically, you fall asleep smiling because you feel incredibly blessed, you dive into [...]
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Thought of the week…
Call your folks, call your siblings, call your children or call your friends…whether they are one suburb away or living abroad, a phone call always trumps an email.
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Today, we are delighted to introduce Tanya Cooper to thefamilyroom blog. Tanya is a young mother to two-year-old Porter and is married to her high school sweetheart, Nathan. She has a passion for people and is a major part of thefamilyroom Canada. She works closely with Susan through LIVE Events, Real LIfe with Susan and [...]
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