The Joy of Family Traditions
The Joy of Family Traditions

Author: Jennifer Trainer Thompson

Publisher: Celestial Arts

Published: 2011-05-04

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0307788849

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When a special activity evolves into a tradition within a family, it creates meaning, connection, and community and makes common occasions more momentous and memorable. Establishing a sense of stability and shared history has never been more important to parents than it is today, as families become more fractured and scattered. THE JOY OF FAMILY TRADITIONS offers more than 400 fresh ideas and creative approaches to cultivating birthday, anniversary, holiday, and other rite-of-passage and seasonal traditions that strengthen personal bonds and reflect a family's individual style, spirituality, and values. Inspires and instructs families on how to create, personalize, adapt, and preserve relevant traditions that reflect how we live today. Explores the historical, cultural, and often quirky origins of holidays, customs, and milestones, both uncommon and familiar. Includes holidays, holy days, annual events, once-in-a-lifetime occasions, and personal celebrations. Reviews"A lovely new book that pays tribute to hundreds of celebrations from around the world and offers new ideas for marking important occasions."—Pregnancy Magazin "Be inspired to preserve, personalize and create meaningful holiday and year round traditions with the more than 400 multi-cultural activities found in The Joy of Family Traditions."—Senior Wire News Service "...read The Joy of Family Traditions by Jennifer Trainer Thompson, so you can celebrate the holidays even better than you celebrate them now."—Washington Post Recommended in Q&A Column"If you love family traditions, you will take pleasure in The Joy of Family Traditions by Jennifer Trainer Thompson."-Tom McMahon's syndicated "Kid Tips" Column appears in 62 newspapers nationwideFeatured in two wedding themed pieces on 5/1/08 and 5/8/08.-Content That Works

The Joy of Family Traditions
The Joy of Family Traditions

Author: Jennifer Trainer Thompson

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13:

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A season-by-season journey through the year that presents ideas for family-oriented holidays, holy days, milestone events, curious customs, and once-in-a-lifetime occasions.

The Joy of Family Rituals
The Joy of Family Rituals

Author: Barbara Biziou

Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.

Published: 2010-01-01

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 1616405740

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FAMILIES PERFORM RITUALS each day without knowing it. Celebrating birthdays, eating a meal together, taking daily walks to the park, making French toast on Sunday mornings, donating to the homeless during the holidays; all are examples of the rituals families use to become closer and strengthen their bond. The Joy of Family Rituals is a recipe book for families who wish to enrich their lives with rituals by reflecting on their significance and making them a part of daily life. Rituals can help a family communicate, foster spiritual connections, and provide a secure foundation for growth. The Joy of Family Rituals makes it easy to incorporate rituals into family life. Barbara Biziou explains the meaning and history of each ritual, many of which date back to our ancestors, and gives advice on purpose, timing, ingredients and follow-up. Biziou encourages readers to adjust the rituals and introduce their own traditions to suit the family's needs. Finally, each ritual contains a true-life story of how it has affected a family, providing a template for ways in which your family's life might also be enriched and strengthened. "Consciously creating rituals can work miracles in our lives. The Joy of Ritual tells you exactly how to get started."-Christiane Northrup, M.D., author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom "The Joy of Ritual is a road map to celebrating life. This book will be a great companion on your journey to attaining clarity, balance, and calmness amid the chaos of life."-Donna Karan BARBARA BIZIOU is an internationally acclaimed teacher of practical spirituality and global rituals. She is a life coach, voice dialogue facilitator, interfaith minister, and motivational speaker. She has lectured and taught around the world. She currently resides in New York managing her company, Blue Lotus Productions.

Family Traditions
Family Traditions

Author: Elizabeth Berg

Publisher:

Published: 1994-10

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780895776266

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Suggestions for today's busy families of activities and rituals that can be used to start family traditions.

Creating Holiday Magic and Family Traditions
Creating Holiday Magic and Family Traditions

Author: Thomas Ward

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2012-06-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781477640500

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This book is a must-have for every family! Want to make your Santa wish list fly to the North Pole right before your children's eyes? Produce a VIP concert event for Mom on Mother's Day? or maybe the Easter Bunny will mastermind a spectacular egg and basket hunt this year for your kids.... Creating Holiday Magic and Family Traditions makes a fantastic gift for Engagements, Bridal Showers, Weddings, Christmas, Birthdays, Baby Showers, New Baby Arrival, Housewarmings, and for any special Family in your life! Creating Holiday Magic and Family Traditions is a handbook that outlines creative and fun ways to make every holiday and occasion not only special, but completely tailor-made to please every member of the family! Anyone can sign a card, wrap a gift, and cut a birthday cake for their loved one. This book tosses out convention, and shows YOU how to easily create unique experiences for your family! Details of out-of-the-box ideas to host a celebration both adults and children will enjoy are tucked away inside this one-of-a-kind book. Each Holiday Magic page features simple, unique, imaginative and budget-conscious activities to do for that occasion. The pages also detail variations of the ideas, so you can customize them to suit your own family. Creating Holiday Magic and Family Traditions is a treasure trove of holiday merriment, perfect reference guide for creating unforgettable celebrations and traditions your family can reference and enjoy for years and generations to come. There's never been a better time to start family traditions in your home: *Birthdays *Anniversaries *Christmas *Mother's Day *Father's Day *Valentine's Day *Easter *Grandparents Day *Halloween *St. Patrick's Day *Thanksgiving *New Year's *Fourth of July *Milestone Birthdays *Family Bonding Ideas and so much more! Easily create epic holiday memories your children and family will never forget!

Family Traditions
Family Traditions

Author: Thomas Kinkade

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Published: 2012-04-17

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 144942628X

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"Fill your home with beautiful aromas. Have you ever noticed how a single whiff of a familiar fragrance has the power to carry you instantly back to your childhood?" One of America's best-loved artists, Thomas Kinkade is known as the "Painter of Light." In his new book Family Traditions, Kinkade's beautiful paintings complement his own words and those of other great writers and thinkers, including Margaret Mead, Ben Franklin, and Ralph Waldo Emerson, to celebrate the bonds and traditions of family. Families keep us grounded with subtle reminders of our heritage and, at the same time, serve as a springboard to help us embark on new adventures. Our families provide love, support, and strength. Whatever our family tree looks like, Family Traditions recognizes the unbreakable ties and irreplaceable relationships we share with these special people in our lives, and reminds readers to "Make home a priority in life. Invest time and energy in creating a warm refuge for yourself and your family, a place where everyone can feel nurtured and cared for, safe and protected, free to be exactly who you are". -Thomas Kinkade Copyright 2005 Thomas Kinkade, The Thomas Kinkade Company, Inc., Morgan Hill, CA

Family Traditions
Family Traditions

Author: Martha Elizabeth Hillman Rustad

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2019-05-01

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 1977118763

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All families have traditions. These are passed down from long ago. Some traditions are yummy, others are fun. Learn all about traditions and the families that keep them.

The Book of New Family Traditions (Revised and Updated)
The Book of New Family Traditions (Revised and Updated)

Author: Meg Cox

Publisher: Running Press Adult

Published: 2012-05-22

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9780762443185

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Offers instructions or "recipes" for creating new family rituals or traditions, in categories such as "holidays," "family festivities and ceremonies," and "rites of passage."

Family Traditions
Family Traditions

Author: Martha Elizabeth Hillman Rustad

Publisher: Pebble

Published: 2019-08

Total Pages: 25

ISBN-13: 1977110509

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"All families have traditions. These are passed down from long ago. Some traditions are yummy; others are fun. Learn all about traditions and the families that keep them"--Publisher marketing.

Mrs. Sharp's Traditions
Mrs. Sharp's Traditions

Author: Sarah Ban Breathnach

Publisher:

Published: 2004-01

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9780756770938

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Here you will meet Mrs. Victorianna Sharp, a noted 19th-century 3literary domestic,2 and the delightful creation of Sarah Ban Breathnach1s imagination. Guides readers month by month through the year, encouraging them to turn away from the stress of modern life and embrace the enduring pleasures of a gentler, more reassuring era. From organizing a New Year1s Day open house to arranging a midsummer strawberry regale to reviving traditional holidays like May Day or Martinmas, Mrs. Sharp is on hand to offer an abundance of joyful simplicities and seasonal suggestions that will enchant and engage everyone. Full of heart and insight, this sourcebook reveals century-old customs and rituals for bringing a family closer together. Full-color illustrations.