Kendrick Family Life and Adventures

Good Morning All, I hope you woke up this morning in good spirits. Anytime we wake up we are blessed with another day. A day to do something better, different, learn, love, encourage others, and have fun. Thankful Thursday is back. For those new to the blog, every Thursday I blog about 3-5 things that I am thankful for and encourage you to join me. No matter how small you think it may be it can be a blessing. You can feel free to comment here on the blog or my FB page. Today I am thankful for: Rain - this morning I woke up to the sound of rain. Where we live we are going through a drought and the rain is badly needed. I have always loved the rain. As a child, as soon as I saw it raining I would run outside and start playing in the rain. I have even done it a few times as an adult...lol. Dragging my kiddos behind me and splashing in puddles while running around rain soaked grass. (The first time they thought I was crazy, but they joined in and had a blast.) Those are memories that ...

Good morning All, It has been almost six months since I have blogged for myself. Life once again has been crazy, but when is it not? I truly enjoy writing/blogging and have missed it tremendously. I will not be doing a personal update today. Today, I wanted to talk about the power of a hug. I am not talking about how much muscle your arms have and how hard you can crush someone. I am talking about the power a Genuine, Heartfelt Hug has to change a person's day. There are scientific studies about the benefits of hugs. Relieves tension, reduces stress, increases blood flow, helps self-esteem, and boosts the immune system. Wow, something as simple as a hug can do that? What about the non scientific benefits? A hug that is genuinely given freely can make a person that is having a bad day feel better, it can help someone that is hurting heal, it can let someone know that you are thinking about them and care about them, it is giving a part of yourself selflessly to someone els...