Posts by: Family First
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
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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,...
April 28, 2022 11:11 am
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My youngest daughter graduated high school with high honors, but we couldn’t celebrate the 13 years of hard work because of COVID-19. Shelter-in-place orders meant all kids missed out on time with friends, senior trips, proms, graduation ceremonies, and other wonderful, irreplaceable moments. It’s unfortunate that a pandemic caused our kids to miss out on...
April 28, 2022 11:08 am
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John Maxwell says, “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” Great leaders aren’t easy to find. I’ve experienced good ones and not-so-good ones. It’s much easier to find the not-so-good leaders. You know the ones—the leaders who frustrate those who follow them. What makes the bad leaders...
April 1, 2022 10:37 am
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Most of society looks down on teenagers. I remember being with a peer at a local mall. When we walked past a group of teenagers who were being loud, he said, “I hate teenagers.” Statements like that have always frustrated me because I have spent a lot of time with teenagers and many are my...
April 1, 2022 10:32 am
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My youngest son loves to wrestle. He’d do it for hours if I could keep up with him. It usually starts with his sneaking up and tackling me onto a bed or couch. There, he’ll try to pin me. I usually retaliate with a bear hug. Once he wriggles himself free, he tries to pin...
