mom • parenting • lifestyle • health-wellness
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on February 1st, 2017 | 2 Comments »
Let's go back in time a moment, shall we?
Growing Up With Epilepsy
I'm 14. One day I'm watching an after-school special with my classmates about a kid with Epilepsy. He has a seizure during a basketball game. Isn't that funny? We're laughing. We don't understand. We all join…
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parenting • strengthening family relationships
by Heather A. Johnson on November 29th, 2016 | No Comments »
Family life is busy. There are constant responsibilities to take care of, general needs to attend to, and plans to make and fulfill. Sometimes in the hustle and bustle of it all it becomes easier to reach out and show charity to neighbors and strangers than to our own families.…
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mom • parenting
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on January 14th, 2016 | 2 Comments »
Imagine your child’s self-esteem as a house. It doesn’t appear simply because you want it to, but rather is constructed over time. Its strength depends on the foundation that you build day in and day out, through simple acts of love and care. Consider that every time you offer sincere…
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mom • parenting • parenting • ages and stages
by Lori on February 21st, 2015 | 1 Comment »
Speech Development—The question I get most from parents of babies is: Should my child be talking yet? So let’s talk a bit about when that should be happening. Most developmental charts say that the first word happens around the first birthday. And on average that’s true. The word may…
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parenting • ages and stages
by Kate Eschbach on January 19th, 2015 | No Comments »
Have little ones of all ages can make playtime challenging some days.
Riley, at age 3, always wants to play with Julia and Nate. Bless their hearts, they always accommodate him, but there are times that they need their own play time, too. It can be a challenge to help…
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parenting
by Kate Eschbach on November 7th, 2014 | 1 Comment »
As we started our beautiful journey with adoption, I knew from friends that there might be some awkward questions and comments from people. Looking back, I'd love to give you a few tips that might help in your conversations.
So many of the comments and questions came from a sincere…
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