Tag: parenting
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On sending Scout to school
I’ve had a number of questions about how school is going for Scout, how we made the decision to enroll her in school, and so on. Now that we’re halfway through the school year, it’s a good time to address all that. We’ve been homeschooling for 11 years and I’m still as pro-homeschooling as ever….
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Four years in: parenting adopted kids
From the backseat, with Kathryn at the wheel chauffeuring us for our errands, my youngest boy tells us, I like this family. Y’all are my favorite family I’ve ever had. Kathryn and I exchange a quick look and I pause a second to wonder what exactly goes through that little head of his and what…
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Kindness is key: marriage & parenting
Last week I read a great article about the results of studying how happy couples interact with each other versus how couples in unhealthy relationships interact. You can read it in it’s entirety here. The article — and the findings within — fascinated me; I’ve always been interested in how people think and why they…
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Love & self-worth
Every time I go for a run I have moments when I feel like a rock star and moments I question my sanity for ever deciding to run, but I never fail to have plenty to think about. Recently, I was contemplating my form as I ran, and noticed that I make an effort to…
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How to change the world
Several years ago, a friend and I were discussing mission trips and ministry, and as the mom of several small children, she wondered at what point in life she might ever be able to do anything like that. I, as a mom of older kids (since this was before we once-again had young kids), reminded…