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Forget It – What Forgetting Things on Vacation Can Teach Us

June 28, 2019

When we go away, my husband often forgets things, and ya know what? It doesn’t phase him in the least. I didn’t even know that was an option before [...]

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2 Ways to Avoid Being a Parent Punching Bag

June 7, 2019

Parenting: Giving Kids Dignity

Do you ever get sick and flipping tired of your family taking their crap out on you? I find being everyone’s punching bag incredibly draining. And while I don’t [...]

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The Magic of the Reset – What I Can Learn From the Game of Lacrosse

May 31, 2019

Over the past several years, I’ve watched a lot of lacrosse. One thing I’ve observed during the games is that when something doesn’t go as planned on offense, a [...]

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Picking Up the Slack: Lazy Kids – Controlling Parent

April 26, 2019

My hope is that I’m the kind of person who picks up the slack when the team needs a hand. But, I’m really not the best person to pick [...]

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5 Travel Tips to Stop Complicating the Crap Out of Family Trips

April 5, 2019

There was a time, not too long ago, when I took it upon myself to be the sole travel coordinator for our family. From planning the trip, to booking [...]

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The Work Isn’t the Work

March 15, 2019

Sometimes I get caught up in thinking that the task at hand is the work. That writing the blog or parenting the children or finishing the chore is the [...]

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Love as a Second Language

March 1, 2019

Speaking kindly to my kids is really difficult for me. If I had my way, I would not only speak harshly, I’d also yell everything. “Who left their cough [...]

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The More Unlovable the Kid, the More I Need to Love

January 18, 2019

This Sunday, I was thinking about the healing power of love. How, when people are going through a tough time, sometimes all they need is to be loved. I’ve [...]

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Where Does Santa Go When We Grow Up?

November 30, 2018

This spring my youngest said that he doesn’t believe in the Easter Bunny. He said, “I just don’t buy that a gigantic bunny hops around the neighborhood handing out [...]

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Family Grace – a New Take on an Old Tradition

November 23, 2018

Happy Thanksgiving Weekend to you. Expressing gratitude for what I’m most thankful for is the precise reason I put our pre-meal grace under the microscope years ago. When I [...]

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The Fear of Dying – From Comfort Zone to Living Zone

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April Fools – I’ve Been Focused on the Wrong Darn Thing

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My Way or The Highway – Forcing My Will on The Family

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Did Anyone Ask You? Three Issues With Giving Unsolicited Advice

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Rejection – What I Can Learn from Assertive People

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