Denial or Over-sharing…how to get through stress without stressing our kids

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By: Elise Adams A few decades ago the conventional wisdom when it came to raising our kids through difficult times was to pretend nothing was wrong.  Today the weaknesses in this approach are obvious to most of us.  The ‘wisdom’ of growing up with secrets—even innocuous ones such as money difficulties—has been fully debunked. Yetcontinue reading

Please Don’t Stare

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  At one time or another we have all caught ourselves staring.  We will stare at someone that looks different, someone who might be handicap or maybe even someone who is missing a limb.  And I will be honest I was guilty of this until 10 years ago when my daughter came into this worldcontinue reading

Helping Your Teen to Set Good Goals

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Goal setting is an important key life skill that all people must learn. The teen years are a good time to get a lot of practice with the guidance of parents being readily available. Being able to set  good goals will build self-esteem, create a positive future, reduce unhealthy habits,  improve grades, grow time managementcontinue reading

A Parenting Pause; HALT, Who Goes There?

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By: Elise Adams While trying to keep my sanity, get dinner on the table and wishing I’d grown an extra arm for each new child I sometimes wonder if there isn’t a short cut!  The only way to stay even partially on-focus in my super-busy life is to keep things simple. This was why whencontinue reading

It’s Not Your Fault

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Dear Moms & Dads, I felt the need to write this for you today. Having many children and several who are teens or almost teens I’ve learned several things. Most importantly my faith if ever was weak in the beginning has grown leaps and bounds and continues. Now you may be wondering what exactly Icontinue reading

Family Moments: An Inspiration to Many

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I had to share this photo that was taken of my 8 year-old climbing a huge wall to go zip lining.  Recently he attended a Christian Camp-Out weekend with his dad and older brother and one of the activities was to climb up a wall that was 40 feet high! Once the wall was climbedcontinue reading

Family Moments: Mothers and Daughters

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  A daughter may outgrow your lap, but she will never outgrow your heart.