Decisions, Decisions: COVID Schooling 101

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I haven’t talked about parenting in a while. You know why? It’s been struggleville in the area of schooling. Kids are finally starting to settle into their new normal; but trying to make all that happen while juggling everything else has been something else. And parents are tired. As schools reopened this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic, ...

My Fridge STAYS Empty With Three Kids

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How is it that children can eat one meal and MAYBE two snacks during an eight-hour school day; but when they’re at home, they want to eat every 30 minutes? The math isn’t adding up. As I’m playing my role of makeshift homeschool teacher, I know that I’m going to hear those dreaded six words after ...

Fight or Flight: The Christian View of Self-Defense

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Help me out, guys. I’m torn over this one. In a recent conversation about self-defense, an unexpected argument broke out. What do you teach your children if they’re getting teased or bullied in school? 🤔 And please understand that there is a difference between getting made fun of and being bullied. Kids saying, “What are THOOOOSSSE?” to ...

What’s a Date Night?

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You know how you think you’re making a connection with someone in a conversation and then it comes to a screeching halt? “Oh my gosh… life with kids is something else.” “I know, right? There’s no time to do anything anymore.” “Yeah… and time even talking with my husband is few and far between.” “Same here. All kids. ...