solo parenting

10 Lessons on Solo Parenting

My husband and I have been living apart for most of the past two years. He’s not in the military, but he has been “deployed.” He’s a catastrophe insurance adjuster, and spends weeks to months helping people in the aftermath of a natural disaster. We will be joining him and traveling as a family beginning
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  “If I treated my friends like they were my family, would I still have friends?” The question jolted Lisa. She was blessed to have godly friendships, including two close friends where encouragement and delight ran both ways. Yet, when it came to her own family, an uncomfortable inconsistency was present. While none of the
life skills

Life Skills: Are You Teaching Them?

  Did you know that June 13th is National Weed Your Garden Day? Weed Your Garden Day doesn’t hold the same appeal for me as say, National Doughnut Day (which is also in June), but it brings up a few questions. For one, who comes up with a National Weed Your Garden Day? Is there,
learning

Be Available for Learning

  I picked up a phrase a year or so ago that I regularly include in my thoughts, my homeschooling efforts, and my advice to others: Always be learning. It’s short and simple because I need simple reminders I can apply to every area of my life to keep me focused on the right stuff.
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