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Parenting Transformation Journey – Page 14

I was just notified (after documenting this journey now more more than a week) that I had missed one little letter in the URL (website address) for Nicholee...

Parenting Transformation Journey – Page 13
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Since my last update, I did fall back into some old habits.

My husband was busy working on a few things when I discovered our busin...

Parenting Transformation Journey - Page 12
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So, the next day was crazy busy:

6:50 – Took Nathan to work.
7:00 – Ran home to grab his forgotten security card so he could actuall...

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By the end of Tuesday, I found myself reflecting on the day and realized… we hadn’t really implemented anything. At least not in the ...

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I had a great conversation with a friend yesterday. I was telling her how excited I was about the changes I was already seeing—after...

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Last night, I was honestly amazed by how much energy I still had after a full day of intentional parenting. Somehow, I even managed to...

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Whew—We Made It Through Day One!
Here are a few things I want to remember from our first real day of implementation:

1) My daughter, ...

Parenting Transformation Journey – Page 7

My daughter finally calmed down and decided to come out of her room. She spent some time outside with her sister and seemed to be recovering. After a bit, he...

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Oops - I just remembered that one of the most important things I need to teach my family is to maintain eye contact when communicating...

Parenting Transformation Journey – Page 3

Last night, we gathered all the kids and had an honest, vulnerable conversation. The eight of us sat together on our bed—intentionally choosing that space fo...

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This morning, my two youngest daughters came to me complaining about each other. We’d already role-played the “what-ifs” of tattling v...

My Parenting Transformation Journey – Page 2

My mind is overflowing with all the things I want to change in how I parent my children. It's exciting and overwhelming. I've been learning so many powerf...

Parenting Transformation Journey – Page 6

I just went to check on my daughter to see if she was ready to follow instructions so her 24 hours could begin. The moment I brought it up, she flipped out—c...

My Parenting Transformation Journey – Page 1

I know this might not seem like a typical post for the rest of my blog, but hey—it’s my blog, so I get to write what I want. 😉

Background:

Ever since I ...

My mother attended a church service recently where the speaker talked about overcoming adversity. She was impressed enough by the message that she asked for a copy and shared it with me. I felt like i...

Here's a book that effectively teaches empowerment to youth. Youth today often struggle with low self-esteem, bullies, or just living up to their potential in schoolwork, athletics, or music. You know...

This is a follow-up to a previous post on why I home school.

When my sixth child, Bethany, turned five, she really wanted to try Kindergarten like her friends—even though we were already well into ou...