We want to be close to our family members. We want our family to be deeply connected. Yet, we struggle to find the time to be together. We say we […]
How we choose to start our day matters. My husband and I have an unwritten rule that whoever gets up last is in charge of making up the bed. The […]
As parents, we should continuously seek out ways to live out the values that we deem most important. Several years ago I read a blog post about the Christmas Jars […]
No parent sets out to raise an entitled kid, yet it’s happening. Our sons and daughters are growing up in a culture that tells them that they should get what […]
We know that strength of character is built by learning through setbacks, mistakes, and miscalculations, so why is it so difficult to allow our kids to experience failure today? We […]
When did it become okay for moms and dads to rant and rave in the stands and feel entitled to text, email and call up their child’s coaches about anything […]
Growing up, I hung out at my best friend Mary’s house a lot, and, every once in a while, Mary’s mom would tell me it was time for their family […]
As a parent of three sons on the verge of adulthood, one daughter right behind them and one son in middle school, Grown & Flown is one of my favorite websites […]
Five years ago, we were traveling around our country in an RV with our four middle schoolers in tow. In honor of that epic trip, we headed north to touch […]
Our family spent part of our summer vacation exploring our home state of Arizona. We headed up north for a couple of hours and visited Bearizona for the first time. […]
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