Sometimes you just have to go to a movie on a school night! Recently I was feeling grumpy. I was thinking of all the things on my to-do list and my odds of actually getting all of them done. As someone who is pretty task oriented, getting things on my to-do list finished makes me …
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Quotes to encourage, motivate and uplift you I love encouraging and uplifting quotes. I’ve been sorting through some quotes recently to share with my daughter in her lunchbox notes for what I’m calling “Motivation Monday.” It’s a lot like “Truth Tuesday.” I’m compiling the list of quotes here and will continue to add to it …
Guarding our children’s hearts and being their safe place A couple of weeks ago, my son had a special grandparents’ celebration at school. It happened to coincide with the book fair going on. So, his grandparents were easily persuaded into making some purchases for him. One of the things he came home with was a …
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A commonsense approach to handling social media as a parent Social media is everywhere. According to Pew Research Center, 72% of Americans use some type of social media in 2019. Even more remarkable is that number was only 5% in 2005! To say that social media has grown by leaps and bounds is an understatement. …
Being firm doesn’t mean being negative. Back in 2005, we got a Lhasa Apso puppy who we named Buckles. It was the first foray into parenthood of any sort for my husband and me. One of the things we learned quickly as we were training the puppy is that positive reinforcement was effective. Basically, if …
Sending my kids back to school is bittersweet At the end of next week, my kids head back to school. I’m not ready for it. I never am. This year I have a 1st and 4th grader, which seems impossible since they were just born a few months ago. But alas, here we are. The …
How to help our kids when plans goes sideways Last week, my kiddos and I took our Lhasa Apso puppy for a walk. Our goal was to get in a decent walk for him, come home make and eat dinner and then be off to swimming lessons. My husband, who has injuries from falling down …