by Gayle Swift | Oct 9, 2019 | General Discussion
Most of us face performance reviews on our jobs. While not a pleasant experience, the periodic assessments can help us determine important information: an employer or senior management’s satisfaction with our performance, an opportunity for salary adjustment...
by Gayle Swift | Oct 2, 2019 | General Discussion
As Intentional Parents. we hold the belief that adoption is not an event but rather a journey. We accept that adoption operates as a permanent factor that shapes and influences who our children are, how they think, respond, grow, and experience the world. We...
by Gayle Swift | Jul 10, 2019 | General Discussion
Crustaceans and reptiles shed their outer covering when they have outgrown their limitations. Their discarded husks tangibly announce that they have expanded in some way, and have become different from whom they previously were. They have outgrown the constraints...
by gayles | Jun 5, 2019 | General Discussion
School is out for the summer here which draws to mind a question: How can Intentional Parents glean the best that this interlude can offer families? Released from the burden of homework, academic projects, and extracurricular activities and all the stress and time...
by Gayle Swift | May 27, 2019 | General Discussion
As our observance of Memorial Day remains fresh, it calls to mind the pain of loved ones lost in defense of their country. We feel an upswell of grief, yearning, and remembering. In the context of this blog, thoughts of loved ones lost take on a different slant. It...
