Do-It-Yourself Family
Chapter One
I have often thought of family life as a great unwinnable battle, complete with strategies, battle plans, troop movements, victories, and of course, occasional total and complete failure and humiliation.
For any who disagree, try loading a family of four (two children, ages two and seven) into a car with an imposed time limit (morning car pool!) and tell me you’re not engaged in a major military operation. And do I even need to mention getting the kids to clean up their rooms? I didn’t think so. What about that great and elusive mystery of the ages–quality family time? If your home is anything like mine, quality is on the endangered list.
On the other hand, I am fortunate enough to have met a woman who, in a moment of insanity, decided to accept my marriage proposal, and then willingly bore my beautiful, yet sometimes challenging, children. The topper is that Amy remains true to her principles as the center and strength of our family unit.
After seeing my home disintegrate into total chaos one too many times, our crazy experiences encouraged me to jot down a few useful ideas for home and hearth improvement. Once put in place, these solutions d ... read full excerpt from: Do-It-Yourself Family ebook
