by Jackie Bledsoe | Jun 29, 2012 | MentoRING, Raising Kids
I am part of a few blogging communities and follow many other bloggers that share interesting content. I continually find information that helps me, helps my family, and helps my career when I read their blog posts. Below I’ve compiled a list of the most...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Jun 26, 2012 | MentoRING, Raising Kids
By now most of you have heard about or watched the viral YouTube video of the elderly bus monitor, Karen Klein, being bullied by seventh grade boys in New York. Bullying has become a hot topic as of late, and is getting regular national exposure as the stories of...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Jun 13, 2012 | MentoRING, Raising Kids
As a homeschooling family we sometimes get some strange reactions and conversations when we share this with other people. Below are some funny animated videos that resemble some of the conversations we’ve had, as well as some extreme examples of homeschooling...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Jun 7, 2012 | Faith, MentoRING
I was born, raised, and currently reside in Indiana, so this next statement may be a bit biased, but it is true. Indiana people and organizations come up with some of the most creative, savvy, and just plain interesting ways to support the causes they are passionate...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Jun 4, 2012 | MentoRING, Raising Kids
en•cour•age = Adjective: give support, confidence, or hope to (someone) I consider myself someone who encourages people. I actually believe that is one the gifts God has given me…the gift of encouragement. I had an incident last week, with my daughter, in...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Apr 26, 2012 | MentoRING, Raising Kids
I came across the video below about a mother who used a Facebook photo to discipline her 13 year old daughter for being disrespectful to the mother on Facebook. Not too long ago, there was a similar incident where a father posted a video on Facebook punishing his...