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Homework Fail

Kindergarten homework is sometimes more challenging than one might think. But a couple of worksheets stand out for me not in their level of difficulty, but in the level of work I had to put in to keep from laughing. This week, Yoseph completed a worksheet where he had to choose between different sounds to complete a word,…

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It’s the little things

What do these two pairs of shoes have in common? They represent two of the biggest challenges I have witnessed Yoseph confront: learning to tie his shoes and learning to walk in flip-flops. I was reminded about the flip-flop challenge when I pulled out their summer clothes over the last week. Again I'm struck by something unexpected about this little…

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Yours, Mine, & Ours

Have you ever seen that movie? The original one? It's very sweet. It has to be one of the first movies about blending families. Filmed in 1968, it would have been too scandalous for the parents to be single because of divorce, so instead, it's the love story of two widowers who marry and combine…

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One of THOSE People

I think it's happening. The carefully constructed glass box of my life with all of its structure, organization, and borderline OCD behavior has now developed hairline cracks. I had a realization this week that I am now one of THOSE people. It happened as I pulled away from a drive-thru window. I am now one of those people…

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Can I get an amen?

Our kids attend a nearby Catholic school, but on Sundays, we worship at an evangelical church. If you have a baptist or an evangelical (or combo, like me) upbringing, it isn't hard to imagine the many, MANY differences between an evangelical church service and a Catholic mass. Pre-Church Panera Breakfast Treat, December 2015 Church isn't for entertainment or for…

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