Parenting Category

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i can’t even.

This morning I peeked in on the boys in their room via the video monitor. If I had not seen it with my own eyes, I would have assumed it was the one and a half year old who did it, but no. It was my three year old who was sitting on his bed… Read more »

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breakfasts of champions

When I enter the kitchen for the first time in the morning, I always have something of a glaze over my eyes. Sleep has barely left my head, my coffee has not yet been consumed, and I’m supposed to create a healthy, well-rounded menu for my littles, one that’s preferably not the same as yesterday. For… Read more »

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patience and soft speech

“Patience can persuade a prince, and soft speech can break bones.” Proverbs 25:15 patience and soft speech… O man, do I need more of those. It is both alarming and simultaneously natural, the extent to which my behavior is reflected by my children. It is neither subtle nor understated. No, it is as blatant as… Read more »