Tag Archive: patience

May 20

Ten Years

This week my wife and I are celebrating ten years of being married! The great part is, after ten years I can honestly say I love my wife (and like her) more today than I did ten years ago. We’ve had lots of ups and down, but we’ve tackled them all together and come out …

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Mar 01

When practice pays off

Parenting is hard. It’s an endeavor that takes lots of practice, patience, and hard work. So I’d like to brag on one of my kids for a second and give an example of when practicing what you preach finally pays off. Something happened a few days ago that I’m not to proud of: I was …

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Sep 28

Practicing Patience

What never ceases to amaze me when I work with adolescents, or when I spend time with my own kids is how easy it is for them to get us (the parents) riled up. It doesn’t take much, a little selective hearing or a little verbal jab…often done innocently…to get us reeling. Next thing we know …

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