by Maxine Marsolini | Jul 23, 2022 | Family Growth, Family Spotlight |
When we create memorable summer traditions family time is all the sweeter. “At the heart of every family tradition is a meaningful experience.” [i] Have you given much thought to creating family traditions? Summer is the perfect season to turn those thoughts into...
by Maxine Marsolini | May 20, 2022 | Family Growth, Family Spotlight |
What might it mean to bloom where you are planted? Consider the Trillium. They grow where God plants them. During early Spring walks, I keep a watchful eye out for these beauties. Like me, they are native to the Pacific Northwest. Their happy place is beneath the...
by Maxine Marsolini | Mar 16, 2022 | Family Growth, Family Spotlight |
It’s time to bloom again. Stepping outside it’s easy to see Springtime has returned. What lay dormant for months is waking up. Daffodils, Daphne, Forsythia, and Camellias are among the flowers blooming in the Pacific Northwest. And accompanying this beautiful...
by Maxine Marsolini | Dec 9, 2021 | Dynamic Family, Family Growth |
Wouldn’t it be grand if every gift was a perfect gift? Do you remember receiving a favorite gift? I do. I was eight-years-old. That Christmas I unwrapped a bride doll. She was 18 inches tall and dressed in the most beautiful white satin and lace gown. She had a...
by Maxine Marsolini | Mar 15, 2021 | Family Growth, Family Spotlight |
Striking a balance between work and rest isn’t easy for most of us The world tells us to “Hurry! Hurry!”—and most of us do just that. But at what cost? Are we agitated, unable to sleep, having stomach troubles, or feeling depressed? God says work is good, but so...
by Maxine Marsolini | Feb 14, 2021 | Family Growth, Family Spotlight |
Love is the one thing that always wins. “Of all earthly music that which reaches farthest into heaven is the music of a loving heart.” — Tennyson “Love sacrifices all things to bless the thing it loves.” — Lytton, Lady of Lyons If love really...