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...
I struggle with patience. I really struggle with patience when I am aware of something good. That can be a bad recipe. Right now I am really struggling as I am expecting 2013 to be an epic year for my family. I know it won't happen overnight, and there are many...
Today, January 25th, is my 38th birthday. Wow (pause for reflection). I have experienced life in 5 different decades. I am 13,880 days old. Yes, I took the time to calculate. Well, not really, I just used a calculator online. I have experienced a lot during my 38...
Our kids will experience many things while we raise them. Some of these things they will grow to love. Sometimes they grow to love activities and sports, art, music, places they go, and eventually another person. As parents, we hope they choose things (and people)...
It has been said "readers are leaders." As a husband and father, I have a leadership role in our family. I accept that role, completely. The good and the bad. Learning from other family leaders As a family leader, I know that I don't have all the answers. There...
The Presidential Inauguration and MLK Day all wrapped into one. Today, is a pretty historic day. Being that we are a homeschooling family we try to use opportunities like this as learning opportunities. So we'll enjoy learning about our nation's process of swearing...
What do you do, as the leader of your family, when you feel your strength is gone? When you feel like what was once in your control, is now out of your control. When you used to be able to solve any challenge or any issue, but now challenges and issues keep mounting...
The way you start anything can be crucial to your success. Well, 11 days into 2013 I have effectively demonstrated how not to start. Today, I officially signed up for the Ultimate Blog Challenge, which runs from January 1st through January 31st. Yep, I started 10...
Coaching your kids can be fun, and I have enjoyed doing so for the past 8 years. Recently, I had the opportunity to help coach middle school and elementary school teams. It was the first time I've coached a team without one of my children playing. The experience...
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