Posts from ‘October, 2008’

As we make our final preparations to come home tomorrow, I am filled with gratitude. Here is my list for this week!

For the ability to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a matter of hours
For the kindness of complete strangers in foreign lands
For people’s desire to find more positive ways to express their feelings
For apple streudel
For [...]

Anyone is capable of cynicism. We can all have days when we are disgruntled and down and have a hard time seeing the good in people. However, if we pay attention, there will come a time when our faith in the goodness of people is restored.
Now this may not sound like a big deal, so [...]

As the years fly by, my birthdays have certainly lost some of their significance. Not in a depressing “ain’t it awful” kind of way, but in an “it’s just not as exciting” kind of a way. I am grateful to be forty. I think it is a wonderful “milestone” age. Spending my birthday in Germany [...]

As I said last week, I will be posting a list of things I am thankful for every Wednesday until Thanksgiving. Thank you Tia, again, this is a wonderful idea. Tonight I am sitting in Rothenburg, Germany, a very beautiful city, filled with gratitude. I am grateful:

That I live in a time and in a [...]

We,the Stonebraker family, arrived in Germany at about 9:ooam local time on Friday. Since the time difference is six hours, we were pretty tired. Despite our exhaustion, we managed to have a wonderful first day. 
We are currently in Heidelberg, which was about an hour drive south from Frankfurt. The only thing I had previously known [...]

I am joining a friend who last year started a Wednesday Thanksgiving countdown.We are posting 5 things we are thankful for. What a wonderful idea that I am excited to participate in! So here is my first list…..

My beautiful wife and daughter, they provide me with joy, security, and happiness
My strange pets. They are a ton [...]

Thank you to all who responded to the last post! Hopefully all of you read each other’s responses, I found all of them interesting. Sandra helped me a lot by replacing “instill” with “nurture.” As a parent, my role is to nurture my child’s growth. I love that and thank you.
As I am acclimating to [...]

Two nights ago I had a workshop in Alpharetta, Georgia. The workshop was on the limiting beliefs we hold onto that sabotage our relationships and ten techniques that will change ANY relationship. The entire night was awesome.
Everyone who attended was involved, engaged, and ready to participate. As a facilitator it was truly a joy to [...]

I would love to hear your opinions on a couple of questions. Comment and read other’s comments. 

What quality is MOST important to you in a spouse?
What quality do you believe is most important to nurture in children?
 Which of your relationships provides insight into your definition of happiness?
What defines success for you TODAY?

To help out, here [...]