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4 Ways to Grow Gratefulness in Your Kids
Rudeness seems to rule the day. But we can battle this when we grow gratefulness in our kids. Gratefulness and thankfulness add to our feelings of satisfaction, increase happiness, provide a positive perspective, and strengthen resiliency. Not bad...
7 Ways to Tackle Back-to-School Anxiety
It's August! How did that happen? Yesterday, while grocery shopping, I saw a display for Halloween. OK, it is seriously too early to purchase Halloween candy. BUT.. what is right around the corner-and in some cases next week, is the summer to back-to-school...
A 5 Minute Do Over
Lately I've been reflecting on things I would do differently if I could turn back time. Here's one of the things I would change if I could. The First 5 When Tom came home from work, the kids (as littles) and dogs would happily greet him. I would be involved in making...
Great Dads Do These 7 Things
Fathers day is right around the corner so it is time to celebrate DADS! Great dads make a huge positive impact on their children's social, emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual well being. How can a man be a great dad? Well I have discovered great dads have...
The Best Mother’s Day Gift EVER!
I love practical and who doesn't love free? So.. a practical and free Mother's Day Gift is a double blessing. But here's the thing, the best mother's day gift ever is a gift you give yourself. It is the gift of moms helping each other. Moms, we need support and...
5 Ways Parents Can Foster Strong Sibling Relationships
It is spring- or almost spring in Colorado. It's the time of year when we need to choose between boots or flips. Kids are getting restless, May, the month that rivals December for busyness, is right around the corner. Drivers are hurried and impatient. Our plates...
How to Effectively Talk with Littles to Teens About Easter
Talking with littles to teens about Easter can be a challenge for moms and dads. The reason we believe in Jesus is the empty tomb. A conversation containing elements of betrayal, suffering, torture, and death isn’t easily navigated. In 1 Corinthians 15:14 Paul tells...
6 Ways to Manage Christmas TIME and Alleviate Holiday Stress
I haul around with my checklist as if it were something sacred. I can be guilty of putting my work (and maybe even my rest ) before my relationships. I may say a quick no to my loved ones, only because I don't want to toss another idea into the pot of possibilities. I...
Where Parents Find Courage
Dear Readers, Insecurities and fears often raise up in us as we raise our kids. We worry, overthink, and question. Fear may prevent important conversations. What we need is courage, supernatural courage. In the article below, titled Unfrozen by Grace, Tina Yeager...
5 Things to Never Say to an Adoptive Parent
When Tom and I were going through the adoption process with our oldest kiddo (the other three came the old fashioned way), we received many unintentionally hurtful comments. Now our daughter is a young adult and we rarely hear insensitive remarks about her adoption....
