I love going to conferences. Adoption and foster care, home school, women of God, marriage, you name it, I'm there. I love spending time learning from people who are experts in their fields. I love hearing stories from those who have tried and failed and kept trying until they found a solution. I always walk [...]
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From Pep Rally to Reality
I love going to conferences! Adoption and foster care, home school, women of God, marriage, to name a few. I love spending time learning from experts in the field. I love hearing stories from those who have failed and those who have found solutions. I always walk away from conferences feeling like I can do [...]
Why Changing a Child’s Story Matters
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 [...]
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 [...]
Who Has the Greater Responsibility?
One of the biggest struggles I've had as a parent is a pretty common one. And that is requiring better behavior from my children than I require from other adults or even myself. One of the ways I usually justify the higher standard for my kids is that I am teaching them and training them [...]