Summer is upon us! We breathe a sigh of relief that the backpacks and lunch boxes can be forgotten for a season. Flip flops are the resident footwear and the summer fun-possibilities are limitless. But then something happens. Our bucket lists are forgotten. Our busy-ness takes charge and we get to the end of the […]
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A Little Dignity
There’s so much weightiness in the news. Shootings. Brutality. Tragedy. Prejudice. Fear. Mental Illness. Rage .Sadness. Cruelty. Misunderstandings. Retaliation. Judgement. Calls for Grace, love and action. #Orlando #Iraq #Lousianna #Dallas #LasVegas #Jacksonville #Thousandoaks And by the time you read this list, there will be countless more. What to do? How to respond? I read the […]
10 More Simple Sayings to Break Down Hard Concepts for Kids
A few years ago, I wrote a post called 7 Simple Sayings. In it, I shared 7 phrases that break down the hard concepts we expect our children to understand instinctively but, in reality, how could they? I mean, what does “calm down” mean to a kid any way? Or an adult?! Ever fussed at […]