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All hot and bothered: On shielding our kids from disappointment

August 17, 2015 / / 1 Comment
Reading Time: 3 minutes

disappointmentIt’s a startling post from The Atlantic; a dismaying one. The authors write on the increasing hypersensitivity of college students, or “The Coddling of the American Mind”: “In the name of emotional well-being, college students are increasingly demanding protection from words and ideas they don’t like.”

Guest posting today: 12 Ways to Stay Close When the Going Gets Rough

August 13, 2015 / / 2 Comments
Reading Time: < 1 minute

It was about a year and a half ago when circumstances colliding around my husband and I found us ducking for cover.

But thankfully, by the grace of God and with a lot of intentional effort, ducking together. Somehow, after it all blew over, we were more “married” than ever before.

Today, I’m posting again at Marriage Revolution, this time on 12 Ways to Stay Close When the Going Gets Rough.  read more

What I am slowly learning–because of my son’s learning disorders, Part I

July 27, 2015 / / 12 Comments
Reading Time: 4 minutes

learning disorder

My son was five. The six of us were headed to Uganda in about three months. And there were so many reasons I did not want to encounter the realities uncovered by the Vanderbilt Assessment, or my child’s pediatrician, or our family tree: ADHD, and eventually, accompanying (and profound) dysgraphia.

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