“Devastating” Truths in Childhood
When children are disappointed, our response is critical. We can drag their disappointment even further down, or we can uplift and love.
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Tender Stories
When Will I Be Bigger?
“When will I be tall enough?” 9-year-old Emma asks me multiple times a week.
She is tired of sitting in a booster seat, and is reminded with each car ride that her height prohibits her from shedding this burdensome relic of childhood.
“Will I be taller than Emma?” 6-year-old Rex asks, as he sizes himself up to her, the top of his head reaching her nose.
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When Christmas Is Depressing
Some years are excruciatingly hard. How a reminder from my 5-year-old prompted me to see Christmas in a new light.
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Jammie Christmas Miracles
{This post originally appeared on my other blog, Thrilled by the Thought, in 2015.} It’s been a rough year and a half. If I don’t say that here very often (but I think I do), I say it at home enough to now be sounding like a broken record. From health problems to finance problems
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