Playing this video on Easter Sunday is a tradition at our church. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upGCMl_b0n4
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Are You Stuck on Friday?
Today is Good Friday and all over the world Christians will gather to commemorate the death of Jesus Christ. Churches will be full of the faithful and the marginal (outside of Motherâs Day and Christmas Eve, Easter is the most attended church service) all participating in one of the most somber services on the calendar. [...]
You’ve Got Perceptions, I’ve Got Reality
One of the most helpful things ever shared with me is the idea that we spend as much time managing perceptions as we do dealing with reality. That rings true in almost every avenue of life and perhaps none more so than with our kids, especially as it relates to their self-worth and self-image. Some [...]
We Don’t Need More Rules, We Need Better People
We live in a world with too many rules, and I donât think that many people would disagree with me. We are reminded daily that someone (person or entity) has taken it upon themselves to determine what is best for the rest of us. I guess thatâs OK if you like being micromanaged, but I [...]
5 Keys to Better Relationships
I want better relationships, don't you? And I don't just mean with my kids, I mean with everyone. I feel like I spend more time thinking, writing, and talking about improving the relationships I have than I actually spend changing the them. I need to remember that doing this might be easier than most of [...]
Labels Are For Things Not People
We all like to label things. If it doesn't have a label, then it doesn't make any sense to us. We even have label makers so that we can label our things. Apparently the names they were assigned by their makers donât really work for us. We have to give them names that fit our [...]
Band-Aids Heal More Than You Can See
Giving and receiving love may seem like an easy thing, but for many adopted and foster kids this is hard. They have given love to people only to have those people disappear from their life or not return their love. They have received love only to be moved to a new home, or the "love" [...]
People Mean Well…No, Really They Do
I know people mean well, but good intentions are not necessarily an indicator of right actions. We've been asked some questions over the years that either leave us smiling or scratching our heads. These questions could be considered misguided or uninformed, perhaps the thoughts of people who donât know any better, but when strangers ask [...]
5 Ways to Use Thieves Household Cleaner in Your Home
In an effort to rid our lives of toxins we are switching our cleaning materials to more natural alternatives. Â Now search the internet for natural cleaners and you will likely find tons of recipes for baking soda and vinegar cleaners...maybe a drop of essential oil here or there for fragrance. Â While I am sure these [...]
You Have to Stay Connected in the Chaos
We are usually a pretty busy family, but February 2014 stretched us in ways we hadn't experienced before. It almost did us in. In addition to all of the usual things we do (you know food, laundry, school, etc) we had to deal with games and rescheduled games, cancellations, and late starts because of snow, ice, and temperatures [...]