A Short Post On Bad Words
One of my Facebook friend’s posted this pic from her kids’ Bananagrams game a couple months ago. So great, right? I mean, “penis-poop-they-eat-toot-but” simply can’t be beat. The best part was that the mom was most upset that they spelled...The High Side of Grief {Sermon}
Grief has been up. Honestly, it’s been up for a while. I can barely remember when it was fresh, new, and unfamiliar. When I was a child and our elderly neighbor passed away, it was mostly just confusing. We wouldn’t be going to visit and sit at her small kitchen table...100 Days of Messy Happy
I am an optimist. I will admit it right now. The glass is half full. I can make lemonade out of lemons. I look for the best in people. I lean toward the upbeat. I have been outright accused of being a Pollyanna (a movie, which by the way, scarred me for life when I...Experimenting with Self-Regulation
In an ongoing effort to practice what I preach, I have been test-driving theories on my own child for the past several years. For those of you who, a) have not managed to keep your home 100% screen-free, and b) are living with children old enough to beg, (toddlers are...The Art & Science of the Emotionally Intelligent Family
Last fall I participated in my local PechaKucha community with a presentation of the above title. It was so much fun, and all of the presentations were inspiring and somehow connected. Apparently (the details you miss when you’re feeling a little nervous!) they...
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