Raising creative kids isn’t easy in our high-tech, screen-addicted culture. Yet, helping our kids foster their innate creativity is important! Our next-door neighbors often remark that they love seeing our kiddos outside playing and how unusual this is. For Jenny and me, sending our kiddos outdoors is simply the norm. But this isn’t true for […]
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Dads matter! That’s the foundational message of John Finch, a man who struggled with his own father wound. Today, John helps men (and women) heal from past hurts. He also helps guys become the dad they long to be. If you’re not convinced that dads matter, then be sure to check out a snippet of
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How do you have a great relationship with your kids? When my children were tiny, having a great relationship was easy. This primarily took feeding them, rocking them to sleep, and holding them close. As my kids grew, keeping a great relationship involved regular playtime and being actively engaged in their lives. Today, as the
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Creating a family mission statement is important, yet few families have them. Of the families that do, even fewer can recite theirs by heart. Leadership Expert, Zig Ziglar, highlights the problem with this in his famous quote, “If you aim at nothing, you’ll hit it every time.” Getting to where we want to go is
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“How do you control your anger?” If you have a hair-trigger temper, then answering this question has the potential to greatly improve your quality of life. This is why diving into anger management advice is so important. A quick temper can have harsh consequences. Some of these consequences include the following: Angry outbursts (especially if
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I’m a blended family dad, and here’s what all blended families should know. Blended families go by many different names. Sometimes they are called stepfamilies, bonus families, or instant families (Have you seen the movie? It’s good). In this post, we’ll examine what these terms mean. Then, we’ll dive into practical wisdom every blended family
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