June’s Smile: 

This past weekend my grown kids enjoyed watching videos of when they were young.  Some of the best summer entertainment came from the simplest things–blowing bubbles, running through a sprinkler, making a fort out of a cardboard box, etc.  The dream destination vacation is always fun, but pure joy often comes from something as simple as cold watermelon on a hot day!

–Lynn Johnson, Arizona AMI Editor

LIFE LESSONS I LEARNED FROM SPORTS

By Alyson Dale,  Arizona Young Mother 2010

I’m a baseball mom.  For 14 years now I’ve been a baseball mom.  I’m also a softball mom, a volleyball mom, a football mom, a track mom, and a basketball mom.  Some sports I love.  Others I tolerate.  And some (football) I sit through with teeth clenched and heart racing, praying through all four quarters that emergency vehicles will not be required to transport my son off of the field. Continue reading →

June’s Smile, June 6, 2011:

Graduation day is tough for adults. They go to the ceremony as parents. They come home as contemporaries. After twenty-two years of child-rearing, they are unemployed.  –Erma Bombeck

HAVING FUN THIS SUMMER

By Caron Sada, Arizona Young Mother 2008

The school year JUST ended, but kids may already be asking, “what are we going to do for fun this summer?” Before you postpone this conversation until after your errands are complete, wouldn’t you like to have some fun, too? One way to help move “fun” up on the priority list is to remind ourselves that “fun” is an opportunity for improving family bonds and building resilience in our children; it is an enjoyable way to strengthen our families. Continue reading →