Category Archives: Family

Your home is your Family Team’s locker room for Life

     Think of your family home as the locker room in which you prepare your children for life. Your kids will live most of their life away from you, though it doesn’t always feel that way. Your job is to prepare … Continue reading

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Is teenage rebellion necessary?

I was prepared for some major teen rebellion in our house.  I mean, I worked hard to raise independent people who listened to their own hearts and who could find their own voices.  It’s kind of like when you can’t wait … Continue reading

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Losing Titles but Keeping the Faith

Being a parent is one very long exercise in learning to let go. Your child begins inside of you – in your womb or in your heart or both. They are with you all of the time.  As babies, you … Continue reading

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15 Minutes of Focus

Oh the difference 15 minutes makes! Sometimes I leave a classroom full of kids and I ponder how needy some of them are.  It makes teaching challenging when a few kids need so desperately to be heard by me, need … Continue reading

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Coaching the Family Team!

Many parents step back from school involvement once the Middle School and High School years arrive. I recommend hanging in there in new ways. Though my days of being room mom, driving on field trips and making graveyard cakes for … Continue reading

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