by Jackie Bledsoe | Feb 20, 2013 | MentoRING, Raising Kids
My kids are definitely mini-me versions of my wife and I. It is one of the joys of parenting, seeing a small person who looks just like you and/or your spouse. On occasion we’ll pull out our childhood pics, and ask the kids “who is this?”, and most...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Feb 19, 2013 | PerseveRING, Raising Kids
You may have heard the phrase, the “dog days of summer”, that grueling stretch of summer when the heat is pretty close to unbearable. Days are so hot, that doing the simplest of tasks outside become draining, and you almost dread going out. Your goal...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Feb 18, 2013 | Faith, RestoRING
Many days I feel like I do not have enough time in the day to do the things I have planned. You too? It is frustrating! Checking off five of the ten tasks I have on my list, missing a deadline for a writing assignment, or not even touching the project I am working...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Feb 13, 2013 | Communication, PerseveRING
I’ve been married almost 12 years, but my wife still pushes my buttons. And I know I still push hers. This week was no exception. I’ll be honest, this was the first day this week we’ve really had some decent conversation. Most of the silence was...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Feb 8, 2013 | PerseveRING, Raising Kids
Your kids will experiences tremendous highs and lows in life. They will have huge successes and equally huge failures. It would be great if we knew exactly what those successes and failures would be so we do a better job of preparing them. That is unlikely to...
