Birth - 5 years | Elementary (K-5th) | Fight For The Heart
The Words that Stick
We lived for a few solid years in our family not having to really watch our words. We could have conversations about dessert, fun places to go, and toys. And our toddlers would be none the wiser. But this past year, we turned a corner. We’ve started spelling.... Read More
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Secrets for Dads From a Daughter
I happened to be at the wedding when Reggie, my dad, read this letter to his friend Mark on the day he gave his daughter away in marriage. Even though it was directed primarily to fathers, I couldn’t help but learn a few things myself. I also thought of... Read More
How to Have A Family Fight
When you first became a family, you likely thought that you would never have a fight. You would be a perfect couple. Your son would discipline himself, and your daughter would, well, never sin because she’s your daughter. How’s that going? Hasn’t really turned out that way, has... Read More
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5 Ways to Encourage Your Kids to Tell The Truth
My grandmother used to tell me about a parenting strategy she used to us to get my mom and uncles to tell the truth when they were kids. If she suspected one of her children was lying, she would line them up and tell them that she was... Read More
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These are the Good Old Days
Remember the good old days? What did they look like for you? For me, summer afternoons were spent heading down to the creek to play with some of my best friends. Every day I would ride my banana seat bike up and down our cul-de-sac road. There was a... Read More
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Falling Short
My husband and I are short people. We knew long before each of our boys was born they didn’t stand a chance. Height was not in the cards. Several months ago the county fair was in town, so on opening night we headed out with our family and... Read More
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A Little Known Secret
As we’ve already seen earlier this week, parenting can be emotional. I also think the combination of sleep deprivation and living in close quarters for years with several other people (an arrangement we call ‘family’) drive people to emotional depths and heights they didn’t know they had. The... Read More
Are You Focusing On the Right Thing?
Although I wish it wasn’t true, I can often focus on the negative at the expense of the positive. I tend to focus on: The “+” that was missing behind the “A” on the report car, rather than the A. The things that are going wrong, not the... Read More
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Bridging the Gap
By Sarah Anderson The other day, by the time I walked out the door, I had already lived a thousand lifetimes. I had been awake for two hours, but was ready to crawl back in bed and request a do-over. It isn’t my favorite way to usher in... Read More