Posts by: Family First
November 1, 2021 11:17 am
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“Do I have to take a shower tonight?” my son asked with a cringe on his face. There was no P.E. that day and he hadn’t gotten sweaty, so I said, “Nah. But please get in the tub and wash your feet. They’re dirty and dirty feet lead to dirty carpets.” His response was, “Meh, we’ll just...
November 1, 2021 11:11 am
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I love teenagers. For fifteen years I spent week after week creating nights of fun activities for teens. A few things I observed about teenagers is they love to laugh, play, experience adventure, and be heard. If you can create an experience that includes at least one of these you will be off and running....
October 1, 2021 11:58 am
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There’s a Greek proverb that says “he who sweats more in training bleeds less in war.” We can see our struggles as impossible to overcome or we can see our struggles as training—as opportunities to grow. But do we know how to overcome struggles? I have to be careful about how I try to handle...
October 1, 2021 11:54 am
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What is true womanhood and what do we need to teach our daughters about it? If there were ever questions with complicated answers, those two qualify. But before we talk about what we want to teach our daughters about true womanhood, let’s think about ourselves first—because our daughters will learn the most about what it...
October 1, 2021 11:53 am
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My parents told me I needed to lose weight when I was 11 or so. The words were said with love, but they still hit hard. Young girls hold onto single comments like that longer than we should. I can’t help but wonder how it shaped who I am today. Just like girls, boys internalize the words...
October 1, 2021 11:49 am
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“Hey Dad, listen! I can spell _____.” With every letter, my eyes got wide and my jaw dropped. I was pretty sure this colorful word wasn’t on my son’s spelling list. We obsess with the words that come out of our kids’ mouths because words hold power. But there is another collection of “4-letter words”...
