• Home
  • The Author
  • The Book
    • Reflection of Memories
  • Excerpt
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Order Now


Reflection of Memories

Tag Archives: children

12 Jul

Parenting Tips by Tesa Jones

Tesa Jones Blog 2 17

Several times in the last couple of weeks, people have asked me to repeat my philosophy on this subject . . . here it is in a nutshell. During the years when I was teaching, the parents of my toddlers often asked for parenting advice.  Many of them were first time parents who were struggling with their child; however, some of the parents had several children and were confused because each child reacted differently. My first response is always —…..

Read more

10 Jan

Learn From Other People’s Mistakes

Tesa Jones Blog 0 17

When I thought about the topic of my first blog post of 2019, I initially had a totally different subject to address.  However, this morning as I sipped on my second cup of coffee and flipped through an old family album, I discovered a Dear Abby entry from The Washington Post.  I am not sure of the exact date; however, because of its placement in the album, I believe it was in the summer months  of 1991. At the time…..

Read more

12 May

Mother’s Day Is Not Always Happy

Tesa Jones Blog 0 20

I know in my heart that Mother’s Day is meant to be a celebration; however, for those of us who no longer have a living mother . . .this day can be bittersweet. As the constant television ads and Internet marketing campaigns bombard shoppers, we are often engulfed by countless waves of nostalgic memories.  The day can be painful when it should be beautiful. My mom was an at-home mother during an era when that choice was the norm.  She…..

Read more

07 Mar

When Failure Turns into Success

Tesa Jones Blog 5 18

When Failure Turns into Success When I was very little, my father’s job took us to Paris where we lived for two years.  During that time, I attended kindergarten and started the first grade in French schools.  According to my mother, I spoke French fluently (but don’t ask me to speak it now.)  I was halfway through the first grade when we returned to the United States.  Unfortunately, I did not have the reading foundation in English to excel.  For…..

Read more

18 Oct

Children Reflecting

Tesa Jones Blog 6 23

For the second entry in my blog, I want to address the question many fans have asked me. “What is the importance of the drawing on the back of the book?” Those of you who are reading Reflection of Memories on a Kindle or eBook will see this drawing in the beginning under the subtitle “Getting to Know You.” This beautiful drawing is by talented artist Kelly Myatt St Clair. You may or may not know – my books are…..

Read more

Recent Posts

  • We Need to LEARN from HISTORY
  • Motivational Message of the Day
  • Parenting Tips by Tesa Jones
  • Let Us Never Forget!
  • Have you ever had one of those days when you truly wish you could START OVER?

Recent Comments

  • Tesa Jones on Parenting Tips by Tesa Jones
  • Nicole Valentin on Parenting Tips by Tesa Jones
  • Joan Wieder on Walking with the Enemy
  • Kim Ranney on Walking with the Enemy
  • Tesa Jones on Do You Enjoy Bookstores?

Archives

  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • May 2020
  • January 2020
  • November 2019
  • May 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017

Categories

  • Blog
  • Uncategorized

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org


  • Home
  • The Author
  • The Book
  • Excerpt
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Order Now

Copyright © 2017. Tesa Jones. All rights reserved.