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Why We Started This Site

"Yes" to a Great Family Life Lorle is the voice for family that says: “YES we can do it.” YES, we can have a simple, joyful, meaningful family life - despite the challenges we face today. YES, we… Read More »

4 Simple Ways to Strengthen Family Ties

Traditions are the building blocks that strengthen family ties. They are the glue that holds families together. Kids, as well as adults, love and cling to family traditions because they are pr… Read More »

What is a happyhome?

A happyhome is more than a place to live. It's the quality of connection we have with others that makes us feel "at home" no matter where we are. It's the comfort of knowing that we belong somewh… Read More »

the happyhome habits

Once Upon a Family has developed the happyhome habits to make it easy and fun to build loving connections, instill strong family values and create a legacy for future generations. These habits… Read More »

What's our crazy busy world doing to us?

frantic frazzled families This crazy busy world of ours is turning us into frantic, frazzled families. We are over-committed and disconnected, too busy and too stressed out to enjoy life or each othe… Read More »

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No Nag Nirvana

Yes, wouldn’t that be like heaven? You walk around the house and without saying a word, backpacks, toys and clothes are picked up…dishes are cleared off the table and towels are hung back on the towel rack. Dirty clothes actually go into the dirty clothes basket and you no longer walk into the kitchen [...]

The Power of Unexpected Kindness

The idea of Door Knob Drops came from my sister, Teri, who lives with her two boys in Moraga, California. One year there were several kids on their street that were graduating from some school or another; sixth grade, eighth grade or twelfth grade. Teri and her boys put together some very simple [...]

What Would You Do?

Last night my boys, Dylan and Travis, were helping me cut out Bingo Boards and put together Bingo Button sacks. It was really late and I was trying to get everything photographed for this first Five in One Family Fun email. Normally they go to bed by 9:15 but it was 9:30 and I hadn’t [...]