5-Minute Courage Workout: Pull Up a Chair and Make Yourself Uncomfortable!Compiled and written by Lisa and Jennifer: Part of developing physical courage is to gain, through experience, a comfort with discomfort. It is impossible to…
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CandlelightCandles are magical. The Lovely K. and I light candles at dinner most nights, and try to bring someone into our circle of flickering light…
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5-Minute Courage Workout: Fair is Fair!Compiled and written by Lisa and Jennifer: “That’s not fair!” is a common complaint most of us will hear from our child at some point–especially…
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5-Minute Courage Workout: Stop Dominating Me!Compiled and written by Lisa and Jennifer: It is commonly understood that habits are formed or broken in as little as thirty days. Much of…
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BrushfiresThe story of the Brave Little Parrot reminds me of a story from my own life that I have shared with K., and that I…
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5-Minute Courage Workout: Say a Little Prayer for MeCompiled and written by Lisa and Jennifer: Here’s a list of 5-Minute Courage Workouts by age range to improve spiritual fortitude. Grab Some Lion’s Whiskers…
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5-Minute Courage Workout: Thinking Outside the BoxCompiled and written by Lisa and Jennifer: The younger the mind, the more flexible the thinking. Studies from social psychology and education show that younger…
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Warning! Caution! Dangerous Things!“Playing with knives” and “playing with fire” sound dangerous, not surprisingly. If children are allowed to treat these things as toys they probably will get…
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The Nemean LionWe have a lot of lion stories on this blog! Choose a warm weekend night this spring to tell this one, but first, see if…
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5-Minute Courage Workout: Talking DirtyCompiled and written by Lisa and Jennifer: We have become quite the sanitized culture. Unless you live in a rural community or on a farm,…
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