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Tag: New Year’s

Ideas for Kids on Holiday Break (& Teens, Too)

Reading Time: 8 minutes


ideas for kids on holiday break

Random avatars of sugar and carbohydrates currently sprawl across my table, and I recently did the Sam’s Club pickup with holiday snacks to feed four teenagers.

Which is to say, never, ever enough. And I need price-club-sized tubs of things like salsa and cheese dip.

I’ve been noodling on ideas for kids on holiday break for years, people. But picky teenagers really up the ante, y’know? read more

Parenthood is a Dirty Microwave: Clean Questions for 2020

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Sometimes my microwave feels like a microcosm of my life.

To clarify: Not like this cute, peaceful stock photo. read more

How to Help Kids Create New Year’s Goals (FREE PRINTABLE)

Reading Time: 2 minutes

new year goals for kids

So–it’s cool that I have a lot of friends who are are smarter than I am in a smorgasbord of ways.

Last night, sitting with my friend Amber–a stellar junior high teacher, which means she is to be praised in more ways than one–she mentioned she’d be helping her kids with New Year’s goals. She bases their goal-setting on Luke 2:52: And Jesus grew in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and man.  read more

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