Title: Professional SAHM (or SAHD)
Key Accomplishments: Provide senior leadership in the collaborative and coordinated logistics; public relations; activities; security; medical treatment; meal preparation; facility improvements, upgrades, and maintenance; budget development and administration; scheduling; goal-setting; daily instruction, and other varied functions as the need arises for the husband (or wife) and children I am happily responsible for.
Stay-At-Home-Moms (SAHMs) and Stay-at-Home-Dads (SAHDs) have no gaps in their work experience…
The family traditions I’m about to talk about might not be talked about on the evening news. But holiday traditions aren't about what other people want to hear; they're about the special and memorable moments shared with your family.
Growing up, our holiday traditions focused on food.
Halloween was about how much candy you got. Thanksgiving was about stuffing yourself silly, napping, and then eating lots of desserts. Christmas included a special dinner the night before and a huge breakfast after opening mounds of gifts on Christmas morning.
I have fond memories of these holiday traditions, but we don't want our children to think holidays revolve around food or getting presents. We’re always looking for ways to involve them in helping those in need, and focusing more on the giving aspect so that giving becomes natural for them.
"It's better to give than to receive" is not a natural thought for some people, but when we practice giving we feel a sense of inner-contentment knowing we’ve done something good for another person.
When my husband and I got married, I found out that my in-laws serve at a soup kitchen on Christmas Day every year. They not only help those in need early in the day, but later in the day they get their three children, two daughters-in-law, one son-in-law and seven grandchildren to themselves for uninterrupted family time. Our kids are still very young, but we’re hoping when they’re a little older we, too, can become involved in some type of charitable work on Christmas Day.
What family traditions have you started with your own families, or maybe enjoyed when you were growing up? Post a comment if you can and share your ideas with us. Speak with you next month.
Stephanie Evans
Professional SAHM
Stephanie Evans and her husband, Bill, live in New Jersey with their three daughters who are ages five, three, and one. Stephanie has a B.S. degree in Music Education and taught Music for 11 years in the public school system. She loves children and enjoyed being a teacher, but she loves being a SAHM even more!
Sharon M. Biggs, M.A., is a wife, mother, and 21st Century educational leader who serves as Co-Chair & President of Lifeline Foundation, Inc. This 23-year educator is also Founder, Editor, and Chief Writer of LifelineExtensions.blog. View Sharon's other published works at www.examiner.com.
Contact Sharon directly for more information: sharonbiggs@mylifelinefoundation.org
"Children are the globe's most precious commodity." (Terence H. Biggs, Jr. ~ 2009)
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