This course is designed for parents with children as they transition to new beginnings, new traditions and understanding the new life they will have without their chosen marriage partner. The quality of our lives is dependent on the positive relationships we have. This course focuses on building uplifting relationships with
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“What made you proud of yourself today?” I was reading an article the other day and as I did a little research, I found this sentence in many blogs from many different people from many different professions. As I was reading, I began to realize it is truly an important
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This course shares skills and concepts from many different parenting classes I have taken and taught over the years. I have picked the best practices and combined them into this course and added a few personal and practical tips from my own personal experience of raising my five children and
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I always looked forward to my children being home for the summer. I was lucky enough to be able to stay home most days throughout the summer days to truly enjoy them. Summer became a TIME of few routines or alarm clocks. It was a TIME for creative fun, a
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From infancy through their adult life, our kids struggle, as do we. It is important at times to sit quietly and evaluate the struggles of our children. For some it is not sleeping well and they become tired. For some it is not having good friends, not knowing the material
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Tomorrow we CELEBRATE the independence of our country. This holiday commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1976. This document declared our separation from British rule and is truly the birthday of the United States of America. At the time of the signing we were only
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A friend of mine shared this article on her Facebook page. It is a story from Melisa Ann Work and her young son. I am sharing this precious story today because it is wonderfully relevant. “Today I sat in the car line instead of letting him ride the bus home.
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There is so much research and information about the importance of dad’s being involved in their children’s lives. I had such a dad…he was a Methodist minister and took care of so many other people in our communities that sometimes, I felt we - as a family, we
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What matters most when children make a mistake? There is no easy answer to that question, and I get this question asked of me a lot. It usually depends on what is happening at the moment. Safety of course is utmost… I will say, the mistake needs to belong to
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As summer days are here and the weather is changing we find ourselves outside and busy! Where we live, the winter months are long with lots of snow and cold weather. We love the beauty of the winter wonderland and it seems to draw out the Christmas season a little
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The weather here was beautiful and I spent a very quiet day at home alone. My husband was enjoying a camping/hunting trip with his son on the other side of the state and taking breathtaking photographs. www.milesfromhomephotography.com It was the first memorial day I have been alone
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Benjamin Franklin wrote “Lost time is never found again.” Ponder on that quote a moment, and remember the saying, “Time flies when you are having fun.” What is it about TIME that makes us feel that it has different speeds? I remember when I was a junior in high school
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