March 5, 2013

It’s Garrett from Shine Afternoons with the snow swirling around today, I thought we’d share some “warm” thoughts. What makes me feel all toasty is thinking about my hometown of Eau Claire, WI and what it’s famous for. If you guess it’s where Read More

It’s Garrett from Shine Afternoons and over the weekend my wife asked our 9-year old son Nathan to put his clean clothes away and hang up his cub scout shirt.  Here’s the picture of what we found.  How do you handle getting your kids to do chores at your house?  Do Read More

Habits are hard to break!  From nail biting (guilty) to procrastinating, our bad habits die hard.  In Lisa’s Home School, learn some tricks to help you kick them once and for all! Read More

13-year-old Richard had reason to despise lions while growing up with his family on a ranch in Kenya: The beasts routinely killed their livestock, which he was largely responsible for.  The clever boy put his mind to work and devised an invention that not only deters lions, but Read More

Dear Dr. Bill, I’ve been dating a woman who is a widow.  Can you tell me anything about dating and perhaps marrying someone who has suffered the loss of a spouse?  Most of the books and articles I’ve seen relate to remarriage after divorce.  While some of the information seems Read More