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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I drove away from visiting my twins in college and headed 2,000 plus miles across the country to live in a small, quaint little home. I had downsized. As I began to get settled in, I made my list and headed to the grocery store to stock up on
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Carnations are my favorite flower and I did not know it but the White Carnation is the official flower for Mother’s Day. Here is a little History from Good Housekeeping: “Anna Reeves Jarvis is most often credited with founding Mother’s Day. After her mother Ann died on May
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Have you ever listened to how many times we say to our children, “don’t!” That four letter word seems to roll out of our mouth so easily. “Don’t touch that; don’t spill that; don’t stay out too late!” Don’t is not a teaching word. Don’
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Empathy is the ability to notice what other people feel. The need for teaching empathy to our children seems to be growing in our society. I am finding more and more articles as well as books being written to help instill this ability in ourSELF and our children. Empathy leads
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