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A neighbor once loaned me a book about teaching children to have courage. I took it but didn’t think it was important enough to read at the time, and it ended up dusty on my bookshelf. I remember thinking, “I’m sure my kids will have plenty of courage” (a little prideful, I guess?). Fast forward twenty years, I […]
I didn’t have enough fun. That’s what I can conclude as I look back on my twenty-two year parenting journey. I was on edge trying to get through days without mishaps, usually focusing on what might go wrong. I was waiting to catch someone spitting vegetables in a napkin, giving Barbie a haircut, or pumping hand soap […]
I will never forget a certain mom who came into my office sixteen years ago when I was a high school counselor. She came in to tell me her son was angry and frustrated at the changes going on at home. I tuned in. She shared that she and the boy’s father had recently become Christians, reconciled their […]
Have you ever considered how many different habits make up your day? Our days are composed of many different types of habits: habits we’ve started intentionally with a specific outcome in mind, habits we’ve started unintentionally that may or may not lead us to a good outcome (auto-pilot habits), habits we’ve developed during youth and […]
Let me start by saying this article will not focus on all that has been lost due to the mass shut-down of our schools, businesses, and gathering places, but will instead focus on all that has been gained in my home (and hopefully, others). My family had just returned from an out-of-state trip to the […]
