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My kid’s attitudes are making me quit homeschooling.
Our kids have chores they are required to do everyday. It doesn’t change unless they are sick, we have a field trip or circumstances come up we can’t control. Otherwise they have been trained or are in...
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Be more than a boss, be a mentor
I have been on a mission to live out the roles of authority God has given me as a mentor. Whether it is as a parent, boss or a bible study leader. I want to see my role in each of these as an...
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If my house looks like a tornado went through it, don’t yell at me, ask me if...
When Mark and I got married eleven years ago we had pictures of what we thought marriage would like. He would get a job, work a 9-5, get paid and support us. I would work until we had kids and then I...
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Mentor the millennials
It seems every where we turn someone is exasperated by the millennial’s. Songs, poems and discussions on what to do have all been published. When I look at my own up bringing my parents taught us how...
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How positive, strong social media, reflects the small town business community...
We live in a small town and many of our clients will come from outside of the community. I-35 and I-90 intersect right outside of town. There are statistically more travelers on I-35 than I-90, but...
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When kids need to play
There is a pattern I am noticing in my kids lately. I see it the most in Madeline which makes sense, because she is three years older than the twins. She is between Love of Learning and Scholar, with...
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The Samaritan who took time out of his life to look after another.
The weight of suffering all around me often times consumes me. I can feel the weight of the world on my shoulders and my goodness it is heavy. All around me and in own life cancer, dying, sickness,...
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Understanding social media as a parent
Facebook and Myspace came out about the time I was in high school. I remember talking about it with my friends ands setting up our accounts together. It was awesome because it was a place away from our...
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The One Minute Apology
I am on a journey to honestly look at myself in the mirror. A year or two ago I was done looking at myself in the mirror or at least the wounds I had in my heart and soul. It felt like I had dug up...
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How to begin restoring your relationship with your child.
I have shared our story of working to build back our relationship with Maddie. Our circumstances combined with our parenting had wounded her heart. We moved, had a baby and our life was anything but...
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Leadership styles and parenting: Why you need more than one.
Over the last two to three months I have been studying books written by Ken Blanchard. I have been implementing what he calls Situational Leadership without knowing what it is I was doing. I am...
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Where and when do I apply elbow grease?
Note: Please be patient with me while I process applying elbow grease to my life. I want to allow you to come along on my crazy, but I also need your compassionate, patient, non judgmental...
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Charles Spurgeon and Thomas Johnson, Steal Away Home
* I was given Steal Away Home to help facilitate my review. All thoughts and opinions are based on my experience and are 100% honest and my own. There are certain points in my life when I have prayed...
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Floral Inspiration at The Red Geranium in Clear Lake, IA
*We were given gift certificates to help facilitate our review. Our opinions are based on our experience, they are honest and 100% ours. Our family is always looking for fun field trip ideas. It can be...
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Inspiring an All in All relationship not religion
We were given the book All in All by B&H Publishing to help facilitate our review. All thoughts and opinions are based on our experience, they are honesty and 100% ours. The moment I knew I was...
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Color your own Glow in the Dark Halloween Tote
It is a tradition in our family to head over to my sisters on Halloween. We visit our relatives in the nursing homes and each of the kids dressed in their costumes, love showing them off for their...
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Owlegories Vol. 6 The Wind, The Moon and The Rainbow
*We were given Owlegories Vol. 6 to help us facilitate our review. All thoughts and opinions are honest and our own based on our experience. Timmy sitting on my lap looked at me and said with...
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Field trip at The Evergreens in Clarks Grove, MN
When I lived at Camp Redcloud in Lake City, CO we had an outdoor education program in our offseasons. Public, private and homeschool school groups would come out for a field trip filled with fun and...
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Enter the LeapFrog, LeapPad Ultimate tablet giveaway
*We were given a LeapFrog, LeapPad Ultimate to help facilitate our review. All thoughts and opinions are based on our experience, are honest and completely ours. Christmas and birthdays are right...
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Coloring time with Big and Little Coloring Devotional
*We were given Big and Little Coloring Devotional to facilitate our review. Our thoughts and opinions are our own and completely honest. *This post continues an affiliate link to a product we love. If...
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