Summertime gets hot around these parts. Like fry an egg on the sidewalk kind of hot. With that kind of heat, some things are neglected – like yard work. At one point, we had a landscaping service to take care of the yard. Each month when I would write that check, I would just shake my head and think,” We have five children who need…
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My Kids are NOT Happy About Helping at Home, and Why That is OK
The Magic of Parental Expectation
This boy gets distracted easily. He usually has almost an hour and a half to get ready for school in the morning, and he is often running to get everything done in the last 10 minutes. Instead of getting ready, I find him building with blocks, playing with toys, or reading a book. Feeling that he would never be ready in…
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My New Hero
I have a new hero. His name is Tyler Hallsey. He is 15 years old. “On February 8, 2013 Tyler was diagnosed with Pontine Glioma which is a tumor surrounding the brain stem. Not something you would add to your list of good things, but then again, it has never met anyone like Tyler. At this point we know that treatment…
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Making the Most of an Imperfect Family
I believe in family. With all of my heart. I believe that it is a training ground for life, where we learn how to live, to love, and to fly. But I also realize that family is an imperfect institution. I am convinced that every family has issues, even the ones that we watch and wonder how they maintain perfection….
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No Video Games in This House…We are Weird
Have I told you lately how much I HATE video games? Oh, how I hate them. As a kid, I watched my siblings sit and play for hours, oblivious to anything else. When I had my own kids, I did not want those games in my home, and I married a man who felt the same way. But we inherited an…
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Don’t Tell Me That Being a Stay-at-Home Mom is “Depressingly Regressive”
I recently went to see the movie “Mom’s Night Out” with Greg and some other friends. I laughed until I cried…and loved it. If you haven’t seen it, it is about a couple of stay at home moms who plan a night out so that they can recharge from the stress of raising children. Everything goes wrong, and their night…
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Kids, Technology, and Contracts
Sometimes I wish that I could raise my kids in a different era. I long for simplicity. Things these days are so complex. And fast paced. And busy. There are so many distractions that suck up our time and can take our attention away from the things in our lives that matter most. As much as I love some of the…
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