A few days back, I completed an important home project. I set up my lighted ceramic village for the holidays. For those who don't know what these are, I've got a photo of my display... it's a planned community... I am very persnickety that each building goes in the right place.
Last September, my husband and I celebrated our twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. I thought that when we hit this milestone, I would reach some epiphany or acquire some sage insights as to why we made it but half of couples do not. The truth is I am no expert and have only speculation.
In this issue of NCFR Report, we are covering a unique topic in our Family Focus section. To this point, there's never been an edition that didn't cover an aspect of family studies, per se. This time we will focus not on our field but on how we came to develop professionally in our field. Many, many NCFR members will tell you that the reason they found their chosen career-or have advanced in it-is in part a result of the nurturing guidance of a mentor. NCFR is known for colleague generativity. Read these grateful and fond tributes that mentees have for their mentors.
Immigration and migration are creating major public policy discussions. They are also the basis for an important part of the family studies field. In this issue of NCFR Report, your colleagues share their research on immigrant and transnational families, their practice experience with these special populations.... and some personal journeys as well.
An incident that happened recently in my own life was the impetus for this blog. For a few minutes at the time, I looked as if I was behaving childishly about it and my reaction to it, overblown. But there's more to it.
