Family Relationships
Lessons Learned from Dogs
DOGS! There have always been dogs on our ranch. There have always been dogs at our family reunions. Dogs are a part of our families. We All love our dogs!!!!…
Read MoreThe Ranch
The Jameson Ranch is nestled in the foothills of the Arbuckle Mountains in southern Oklahoma near the town of Davis. This ranch was established in 1945 by John’s grandparents; Chester…
Read MoreLessons Learned from Fishing
I’ve come to learn that fishing is much more than casting a line from a pole into a body of water in order to snag various kinds of fish and…
Read MoreHappy Birthday, Mom.
Today is my Mother’s birthday. She transitioned to her eternal state of being in 1991. Twenty five years ago! I can hardly believe it has been that long since she…
Read MoreFamily Vacation
Fun. Sun. Love. Now, that describes a great family vacation. One of my goals when I began to work outside of the home was to generate enough income to take…
Read MoreLavish Attention, Grace & Hospitality on People
As I continue this series of blogs on what I call TRUISMS, I realize how many of these TRUISMS, I have learned from people who have influenced my life and…
Read MoreHow You Communicate Makes All The Difference – Part 2
How you communicate makes all the difference in the world. You can say something one way and get a positive response and say something another way and get a negative…
Read MoreTIME
Every year between Christmas and New Year’s Day, my granddaughter, Lauren, and her friend come to the ranch to spend a wonderful week of quality time together with “GiGi” (that’s…
Read MorePrioritization & Pre-blocking Time for Health and Wellness – Time Management
A powerful principle to apply to your efforts to manage your time and prioritize is to pre block time spaces for specific things. We teach this as a part of…
Read MoreTime Management – Making Time for Your Children
I just wrote a blog in the past weeks that focused on pre-blocking as a time management principle and as a stress control methodology. One of the brief examples I…
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