This morning I got a call from Number 5 who is ten years old at 6:40 am. I had just pulled into the parking lot for the last day of a 3-day meet Number 4 is swimming in. Number 5 had just woken up and she just wanted to say hello. I talked to her […]
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A Bucket Fills Drop By Drop And Then Before You Know It Your Kids Are Making Pancakes
Yesterday I had a good morning. And I just wanted to share it with you. Because maybe it will help you have a good morning like this someday, too. One of the things the kids love to do is help out in the kitchen. But it can be painful. They can take so long to […]
The Domino Effect Of Giving Your Kids Responsibility
People very often say to me, “I don’t know how you do it with so many kids at home.” Sometimes I don’t know how I do it either. It’s often a shakedown cruise here at my house. But sometimes, we are a (sort of) well-oiled machine. And it’s for one reason: our kids have responsibilities […]