Ideas for a More Welcoming Home
The Celebrate By Lisa Lou Journal explores hospitality, family traditions, etiquette, conversation, and the habits that strengthen life at home. These essays offer both the reason gathering matters and practical ways to begin.
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Respect for the Flag Begins at Home
14 flag etiquette guidelines and how to teach our children respect for those who served. Our son after an Airborne jump, beside the toy...
In Most Elections, I DON’T VOTE for Anyone
The best voting advice my mother gave me Our son Christopher, in second grade, playing President George W. Bush in his school’s Presidents’ Day program....
Before We Teach Our Children How to Vote, We Must Teach Them How to Think
Our children learn how to vote by watching how we think. Colonel keeping me company during Bible study. Knowing what we believe begins with spending...
The Graceful Goodbye
What to say and do when it is time to step away from someone Holiday parties start in a few weeks. Between now and New...
Who Sits Where?
What the Seating Chart Teaches Our Children About Hospitality and Putting Others First As we enter the busiest entertaining season with holiday festivities on the...
The Art of Toasting
We should not wait for a milestone to tell people what they mean to us.A toast among friends is one of my favorite traditions around...
Let Your Children See You Make Up
What we taught our son about disagreement, respect, and forgiveness. Christopher and our son in one of many conversations at the table. Like most married...
Put the Phones Away at the Table
The people we love should never have to compete with our phones for our attention. Does this look familiar? I recently went back to a...
Teach Social Skills to Your Family: It Matters
Good manners are not about knowing which fork to use. They are about how to treat other people. Good manners are simply how we show...
Why I Love Texas Tech Football
Why do I love football? Yes, I love the traditions, the rivalries, the tailgates, the uniforms and, of course, cheering for my Red Raiders. But...
17 Table Manners Every Child Should Know
The family table is where manners become habits, and those habits can affect a child’s future. As a little boy, Caz Jr. loved dressing like...
Making Overnight Guests Feel Welcome
The extra hours beneath one roof often create the memories we remember most. One hot Houston summer, the air-conditioning in our bedroom went kaput. My...