by Jackie Bledsoe | Aug 30, 2014 | Raising Kids
The past few weeks I’ve taken some time to sit down and relax with my kids. The summer is closing up shop, and school will be starting soon. So, we’ve been enjoying a little extra R&R together. That has included a little bike riding, some trampoline...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Aug 15, 2014 | MentoRING, Raising Kids
Two weeks ago we celebrated our daughter, Jaicey’s, 14th birthday! It is pretty surreal having a 14-year-old daughter. The fact that when we talk to her we are looking eye-to-eye is…different. And actually my wife has to look up to her. She is growing...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Jul 29, 2014 | MentoRING, Raising Kids
Our 8-year-old has been down and out the past couple days with some sort of stomach bug. Normally he’s wanting to go outside, play “super heroes,” or wrestle around with me and his brother. Not the past two days. He’s wanted no part of any of...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Jun 12, 2014 | ProspeRING, Raising Kids
Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope. – Bill Cosby Ahh the “ultimate” Father’s Day gag gift, soap-on-a-rope. As we all know, or at least we should, Father’s Day is this Sunday. I can admit that even as a...
by Jackie Bledsoe | May 21, 2014 | Raising Kids
This past weekend we went to Ohio State University in Columbus, OH for our daughter’s track meet. Although we knew it could be a long day, we try to encourage our kids to support one another in all they do. So, we all packed up and left home around 5:40am, to...
