It wouldn’t be Christmas without music. Kathryn Thompson It wouldn’t be Christmas without testimony, family, music, twinkling lights, and secrets.- Teresa Clark It wouldn’t be Christmas without our beautiful nativity–sitting in a prominent spot in our living room–reminding us all that the beauty of Christmas is so very simple.- April Perry So, of course, it […]
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During the school year, kids have classes, homework, sports, clubs, and other extracurricular responsibilities that take up so much of their time (and yours). However, much of that is typically placed on hold during the summer. Because children have more time at home during the summer, these few short months are the perfect time to
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Every individual on this earth needs to overcome obstacles at some point in their life. Whether it’s applying for another job after losing the first one or even just getting off the ground after falling down, everyone has to learn how to overcome the difficulties that life throws at them even those who are famous!
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The pool is a staple for kids’ summer fun, but after they get tired of racing from side to side, it can get boring. Pool sports, like basketball and volleyball, can get expensive as well. Swimming is great exercise for kids, so keeping them outside and in the pool is a great alternative from the
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We feel unsure of the role of having to start watching over them or giving them direction. It’s uncomfortable. It doesn’t fit our accustomed role with our parents to be insisting that they do what we think is best for them rather than the other way around. And it’s hard work. It takes up lot
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Below are fifteen of our favorite quotes about fatherhood from The Quotable Dad and Wisdom for Dad: 1. “A father is someone who carries pictures where his money used to be.” Anonymous 2. “I cannot understand how I managed to cope without getting cuddled this many times a day.” Russell Crowe, New-Zealand born actor and
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Finally, the last bell rings and off you go to music lessons, team practice, some other extracurricular activity, or a part-time job. When you finally get home, you still have a pile of homework to do, sometimes until late at night; then, you eventually conk out. A few hours later, you roll out of bed
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Once you’ve got your kids hooked on cooking, and they’ve grown a few years older, they’ll be chefs for life. To help you get your kids on track to a life free of TV dinners and packaged ramen noodles, we’ve put together a list of kid-friendly recipes that they’ll love making as much as they’ll
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This is the time of year when even ordinarily guileless children become fiendishly cleverand cleverly fiendishabout hunting for hidden packages whose contents they’d love to ascertain. Yes, I’m talking about The Great Hidden Christmas Present Hunt, an annual ritual in all homes where the kids know they’ll get presents from
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Yesterday, my son asked me to color with him. I told him I would, but I felt busy and tried to put it off at first. Finally, I sat down with him and asked him to choose me a page to color. He chose me a very nice page, where the smartest of the
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