
Middle School Madness
One of our children just started middle school this year. This is our second child to go through what I call “Middle School Madness.” What

One of our children just started middle school this year. This is our second child to go through what I call “Middle School Madness.” What

Personally, I wanted to do it another way. I wanted to preserve the innocence and imagination of my children. At the same time, I wanted to continue building trust and truth within our relationship.

How many people are roaming around with holiday anxiety and they don’t even know why? It may just stem from childhood stress over the holiday season, which has absolutely nothing to do with them. It is a sad way to experience a beautiful time of year.

I asked my two youngest children, Robert (11) and Alexis (8), what they thought I should write about this month. I asked them what was

If they are not listening, it might not be their fault. Are they doing what they “see” us doing? It’s really important that we get this.

“Be satisfied with what is, while you’re reaching for more.” Author Unknown Separation anxiety is one of my favorite topics, probably because I experienced so

“If at first you don’t succeed, try try again.” W.C. Fields We have all heard this quote before. Last year I was in a personal

My absolute favorite holiday is Christmas! Growing up, we did not celebrate Christmas and I realize that has given me a huge gift! The gift

It took me one Halloween with my oldest son when he was very young to realize that eating candy while trick-or-treating was not a good plan – at least not for our family. Meltdown, fatigue and sugar overload didn’t go hand-in-hand with the fun of gallivanting on trick-or-treat night.
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