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20 Nov 2020

Parenting with Patience in Unprecedented Times

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Community, Family, For Teens, Friends, Holidays, Middle Years, Miscellaneous | 0

“Restlessness and impatience change nothing except our peace and joy. Peace does not dwell in outward things, but in the heart prepared to wait trustfully and quietly on Him who has all things safely in His hands.” ~ Elisabeth … Read More

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6 Jul 2020

How Not to Be a Thief

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Child Training, Community, Family, For Teens, Middle Years, Training | 0

How Not To Be a Thief All of us have been victims of a thief at one time or another. Some of us remember having our lunch stolen in elementary school. Maybe you were getting ready to pull into a … Read More

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22 Dec 2019

Joyous Holidays

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Community, Family | 0

Have you ever noticed how the holiday season seems to come around just a little bit sooner than the year before? While it is a time for family and friends, a time to continue tradition plus make new memories, a … Read More

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30 Oct 2019

Thanksgiving Traditions

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Community, Family, Family Identity | 0

I grew up loving holidays. My mom decorated the house, made special food, and created memories that tied me back to my family even when I had a family of my own. When it was my turn to make those … Read More

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29 Sep 2019

The Daycare Challenge

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Community | 0

Preschools and day-cares provide a necessary service to families where both parents must work outside the home. In most cases, preschool staffers are dedicated and caring individuals who hold a child’s best interest at heart. We have friends around the … Read More

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29 Jul 2019

Who’s to Blame?

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Community, Mentoring | 0

Are parents responsible if their adult child is wayward? Who’s to blame, the parents or the child? We must stay mindful that two forces are at work in the life of our children: the manifestation of parental responsibility to … Read More

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25 Jan 2019

A Time For Everything!

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Community, Middle Years | 0

When my grandma passed away last year, we read a favorite Bible passage of hers from Ecclesiastes 3, which begins, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” Parenting is like a magnifying glass … Read More

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9 Jan 2019

I’m that Mom!

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Mentoring | 0

It happens to all of us. Whether we like it or not, whether we’re anticipating it or dreading it, it happens: we get older. When it happens, there can be excitement and reminiscence mixed with tinges of sadness, … Read More

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29 Oct 2018

What I Did on My Summer Vacation

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Community | 0

I went to Family Camp! With only a couple of weeks before it started, surprisingly, I was booking a flight to St. Louis to attend my first National Conference! What a great four days! Have you been to Family … Read More

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19 Sep 2018

Four Levels of Friendship

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Friends, Moral Training | 0

Today’s world is saturated with social media and people are sharing information in a public way that used to be reserved for trusted friends. We taught our children about four levels of friendship and what was appropriate to share at … Read More

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