After a long road trip for our family vacation and mid-summer heat settling in, I shouldn’t be surprised that all of this together time is beginning to fuel impatience and irritation. My kids are arguing, tattling on each other and antagonizing one another more. They’re also pushing back with me on basic requests. I get […]
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Chances are you have a personal bucket list. Maybe you’d like to travel to Europe or Hawaii; go skydiving, parasailing, or scuba diving. Or, if you’re like me, you prefer adventures that are a little less hazardous. A tropical island getaway is on my personal wish list! While dreaming of seemingly lofty goals, perhaps you
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Want to forge a stronger relationship with your children? Whether you realize it or not, many of the important life skills our sons and daughters carry with them into adulthood are lessons they learn directly from their fathers. Father-Daughter Relationships Many fathers are unsure how to nurture a strong relationship with their daughters, but the
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The other day I was driving somewhere on an errand on an unusually chilly spring morning. The windshield wipers pushed the rainy mist off the window, and I turned the heat up a notch. My to-do list was filing through my head when I noticed a group of about four or five women dressed for
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As a new mom, I found it stressful to contemplate leaving our son with anyone. Without family nearby to ask for help, who could I trust to watch him and care for him as meticulously as I did? Since I chose to stay home with him so I could complete my master’s degree, I never
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Nearly eight years have melted away since motherhood planted itself firmly into my heart, wrapped its tendrils around my soul and lovingly commandeered my life. Eight years is a blink of the eye. Yet, I’m amazed at how much I’ve learned in such a short space of time. Granted we still have a long way
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How can any of us forget the tumultuous years of adolescence as we navigated tight-knit cliques and sometimes confusing social networks. Even as adults, transitioning into new groups is scary and intimidating, especially when you feel like you are simply circling and aren’t sure how to break through in a meaningful way. And these issues
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“Many moms will tell you that Facebook is a happiness boosting link to the real world, helping them cope through predictable and non-so-predictable days trapped between four square walls of toddler meltdowns and sick kids.” ––from Confidently Connected: A Mom’s Guide to a Satisfying Social Life Moms love social media and are more connected than
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I would be remiss not to mention that my thoughts and prayers are with the families involved in the Boston Marathon terrorism attack. I’m sick for the families who lost loved ones. I can’t get 8-year-old Martin Richard out of my mind. Maybe because I have an almost 8-year-old. I know the pure-hearted nature and
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One of my favorite books when I was a child was a beautifully illustrated story called No Fighting, No Biting! by Else Homelund Minarik. In this engaging storybook, Cousin Joan tells stories to her two younger cousins who are constantly quarreling. She tells about an alligator mama whose two baby alligators are always arguing and
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