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A Pathway to Freedom

Oct 1, 2020
2 min

A Pathway to Freedom

In our society, emotions are running high. We see a variety of expressions of emotions, mostly anger, hatred, cynicism, etc.......I can go on with the negative emotions that are being expressed, but you get the picture. I'm afraid the presence of screens and the lure of power is eroding our civilization one word at a time. We've become a society that can no longer agree to disagree and must resort to name-calling, shaming, labeling, or canceling anything we disagree with.

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Disappointment City.....

Sep 25, 2020
2 min

Disappointment City.....

What do you do when your teen faces huge disappointments? If you are anything like me, you want to jump in, take away the pain, and make everything okay. I was recently faced with a circumstance that made me want to jump into action! I had all kinds of things running through my mind (not all good things, to be honest!) I wanted to take control of the situation and manage the outcome. BUT I DIDN'T! By the grace of God, I was able to get my emotions in check and step back as

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Rethink Education the way it is!

Aug 11, 2020
1 min

Rethink Education the way it is!

Tim Elmore is guiding us to think outside the box for high school education. What he says has merit! The way things are being run now is not fostering independent learning for our teens. Then they get thrown into college and flounder a bit. What if we changed the way we think about how we educate? What if we took this pandemic and used it to make positive changes in our education system? What if as parents and educators we looked at the studies already done and use them to p

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Look at the internals vs. the externals

Jul 27, 2020
2 min

Look at the internals vs. the externals

As parents we often make the mistake of looking solely at the external behaviors of our teens. We desire to tackle the outward behavior without considering what might be going on under the surface for your teen. When we are focused on the externals, we are acting like the rest of the world. Superficial. What if we saw our teens like God does for a moment? We can take our cue from from God's word in 1 Samuel 16:7. But the Lord said to Samuel,“Do not look on his appearance o

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Celebration of a Success Story

Jul 20, 2020
2 min

Celebration of a Success Story

Can I take a moment to shout out one of my clients? When I met Elizabeth, she was tired, as a matter of fact, she was sick and tired of acting like a police officer in her home. She was tired of directing traffic and having it fall on deaf ears. She tried harder and harder, nagged more and more, and no matter how loud she spoke, nothing changed. She wanted to quit! But let's face it, you cannot quit in your parenting, no matter how hard it gets!😜 She tried to tell herself

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What is He accomplishing in you?

May 8, 2020
2 min

What is He accomplishing in you?

It's International Christian Coach's Day! When thinking about this Pandemic, this quote really spoke to my heart! Could it be that God is allowing this pain, our discomfort, and sadly much suffering to accomplish what He loves? Without this crisis, we would not have stopped as a Nation to discover the things that really matter to us. It reminded me of this metaphor that is sticking with me and I can't get it out of my head. It's a picture of a house. This house is running

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To Trust or Not to Trust?

Mar 10, 2020
1 min

To Trust or Not to Trust?

What do you think of the following statement? We need to trust our kids with responsibility! When you think of trusting your kids with responsibility, what thoughts come to your mind? Positive? Negative? The reason I ask is that our teens know what we believe about them, whether we say it with words or not. Part of the growth and development for our teens happens when they take responsibility for things. When they try things and fail, those are their learning opportunites

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Ding! Ding!!

Feb 21, 2020
2 min

Ding! Ding!!

We live in a world of distraction! Distraction is causing an increase in anxiety and a decrease in productivity. Nobody understands this better than our teens! They are being tugged by the constant dings of their phone, video notifications, intense scheduling to "make it" into the right colleges, and the absence of down time. As noted in this picture, their down time is spent on their phones or Netflix! The latest studies show that social media &. texting trigger the reward s

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Teenage drama

Jan 17, 2020
1 min

Teenage drama

What happens for you when your teen rolls their eyes at you, or when they storm off and slam the door? Think for a moment how you feel internally. If you are anything like me, anger or frustration may come to the surface. I might be saying things to myself like, "I am the parent, I deserve to be respected". Or, "I am so sick and tired of their selfishness." What do these comments that we speak to ourselves internally have in common? They are all centered on ourselves. When I

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Your teen's mindset

Oct 16, 2019
2 min

Your teen's mindset

This photo made me think about hard work. Dedication. If I'm honest, I want the easy way to become successful, whether it is in my relationships, my work or my sports. I don't want to work hard! Hard is not always fun! I believe our teens feel the same way. They want success to come easy. They want to become overnight social media stars earning megabucks! They want to be a professional athlete! But is this reality? I wonder if we are not doing them a disservice by making thin

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Teen's Brain

Oct 15, 2019
1 min

Teen's Brain

Your teen's brain! 💤Ever wonder why your teen is always tired? 💤Well, not only are they physically growing but their brains are growing and pruning a well, draining their energy. 💤When we are being challenged by learning new things, our brains get exhausted. 💤Think about it: when you are learning something you have never done before like a foreign language, new computer skills, piano lessons or dancing, you are creating new pathways in your brain! It is exhausting! 💤Dr.

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Aug 1, 2019
1 min

Identity theft

Is your teen getting confused with their likes on social media and their identity? What happens if they associate their worth based on social media responses? Recent studies show that when teens base their worth on their "likes" they set themselves up for an emotional roller coaster ride, intense insecurities, anxiety, and depression. What if we encouraged our teens to base their identity on things that cannot be taken away from them? What things could we explore with our tee

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