I wasn’t sure I wanted to stay home with kids. My career was everything to me. I loved the status, the money and the respect I received. I wondered could I really stay at home?
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We all want to belong. The pandemic has reminded us that, at our core, we all crave connection. In fact, without connection, we see an increase in things such as depression, anxiety and a myriad of health issues. It’s no surprise, then, that when people feel connected to others and that they belong, the results can be powerful.
Whether you feel ready or not for this season, let’s get our hearts and homes set up for the best success for this new school year. Remember that successful learning begins in the home. We are the examples to our kids and we do so much teaching right at home. How can we support their learning at school?
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Have you seen marriages fail right after the kids move out? I have. My parents split when my youngest sibling went to college. It doesn’t happen overnight; it takes years to get to this point. So how can I work on my marriage when I am so busy with work, raising kids and am flat
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I have 3 teenage girls and through all this chaos I have learned a few things about how to live in the same house and actually get along. All 3 were really tough in 8th and 9th grade. It seems they are attempting to assert their independence at this age. It felt like toddlers were back in the house in big bodies with terrible tantrums. I let all 3 have some space but learned that the more they push us away the more they actually need us to draw near.
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The month-long camping adventure is still going and an adventure it is! Our kids decided to drive to meet us at this last camp site due to their work schedules (ages 15, 17, 19). It is a 5 ½ hour drive though Wyoming and South Dakota to our camp site. Cell service is intermittent but
