Posts by: Family First
May 26, 2022 10:12 am
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Having spent 10 years practicing law early in my career, I learned that asking the right questions is critical to finding the truth and getting results. But when dealing with our kids’ emotions and relationship struggles, conversations can feel really one-sided. To promote good conversations as parents, we need to come up with good questions...
May 26, 2022 10:11 am
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Do you want to be an average dad or an amazing one? I’m thinking you wouldn’t be reading this if you didn’t want to take your role as a dad to another level. The hard part about going to a higher level is it takes dedication, focus, hard work, and a willingness to change. We...
May 26, 2022 10:08 am
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Ahh, summertime. Who doesn’t look forward to a little warm weather and relaxation? Lots of time with the family gives you plenty of opportunities to make an impact on them. However, remind yourself that your kids look up to you; not only for your strengths but also for your imperfections. So commit yourself this summer...
April 28, 2022 11:17 am
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My favorite teacher in high school was my twelfth-grade literature teacher. In part, I liked the class simply because of the topic. But even more, the teacher knew how to ask questions that made me think differently. We’d read a familiar text together and then she’d ask a question that would make me think about...
April 28, 2022 11:14 am
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While I was going through my divorce, if I had a dollar for every time someone told me, “Don’t worry. You’ll find someone else,” it would’ve covered all my legal fees. My husband (the new one, because, well, those people were right—I did find someone else), lost his daughter to cystic fibrosis in 2015. He...
April 28, 2022 11:12 am
Published by Family First
My wife and I have been working in the foster care system for about five years. In all the situations we’ve seen, chaos is the common factor. Many of the kids have been left to parent themselves because their parents were absent, uncaring, or simply unable to serve that role. And, of course, without effort,...
