I don't usually blog on Sunday, but I'm writing this in advance, so it can cap the week of "Six Truths" from Spring Break with the final word that just says it all. The young years are a time to GROW.They'll see it in their shoe size, their pant length, their mattress size, their lunch quantity, ...
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It might seem easier some days to play dumb and pretend the ugly stuff of growing up isn't out there, but that won't make it go away. In fact, if we don't see the behavior of young people as their cries for someone to see their NEED, then we are held accountable for our refusal to care.Today ...
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Are you one of "those moms"? They aren't just "stage moms" anymore. Now they're also "spelling bee moms," "sports moms," and "entrepreneur moms." Let's face it! It's hard to get ahead in the world, and a mom (or her best girlfriends, mother, sisters, etc) are like a mama bear when it comes to ...
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Two words take us back to something most of us can identify with: PICKING TEAMS. Does it make your stomach hurt just to think of it? The uncertainty, the wait, the fear, the implications! I shudder to remember it, but I see myself standing on a playground at Laurel Ridge Elementary School, ...
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I sat in the car line today, watching some of the 1200 students file out. They were a collage of striped leggings, skinny jeans, baggy shorts, colored hair, hats pulled to eyelashes, preppy plaid bags, surplus army bags, athletic shorts, t-shirts, eyes up, eyes down, laughing, expressionless, and ...
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