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Thursday, June 9th, 2011

Optimism: A Reflection on College

The following post is a bit out of the ordinary from some of our regular genre. First of all, it is written by one of our ‘children’, Callie M. We met Callie, when she was just a baby, her parents took Prep for Parenting, well it had to have been the late 80’s as Callie [...]

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Monday, May 16th, 2011

Family Stability

While Gary & I are labeled ‘empty nesters’, I can still remember how challenging it was at times during the years of ‘active parenting’ to keep priorities in order. Even now, we still need to be mindful that after our relationship with the Lord, the one we have with each other needs to be protected [...]

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Saturday, July 4th, 2009

Independence Day

233 years ago, on July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress, voted to approve the “Declaration of Independence; declaring the 13 original colonies separation from Great Britain. Those Patriots were willing to take a stand against what they and others considered Parliament’s encroachments on colonial rights – the original idea in 1774 was to attempt [...]

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Thursday, August 9th, 2007

Perfect Sleeper Wakes Up

Question: “Help! After 10 days of “I’m the perfect eating/sleeping/pooping baby” …. our son has become ‘awake’! His main issue this week is going down for naps. He either: a. cries really hard for an extended amount of time (haven’t been able to stand it for longer than about 15 min.), we go in, pat, [...]

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Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

Two Week Old Champ at Sleeping

Question: “My daughter seems to be a champ at sleeping. She is two weeks old. After the late evening feeding, is it OK for us to let her sleep until she wakes (approx. 4 hrs.) for the middle of the night feeding. The rest of the day she is on a 2 1/2 – 3 [...]

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