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Jobi

Refreshing Honesty

by Jobi on July 1, 2010

In my many experiences as a coach, I have had countless interactions with parents. Some experiences I remember for good reasons as well as those not so good encounters. As a fairly new parent of a 2 1/2 year old, I try to learn from all the experiences in hopes that it will make me [...]

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Casual Friday 3/12/10 A buddy makes everything better!

by Lisa on March 12, 2010

*On Casual Fridays, we make recommendations about books, websites, movies, etc. We would love to hear your Casual Friday recommendations, too. Would you agree that a buddy makes difficult things a little easier and enjoyable things even more enjoyable? Exercising, following an eating plan, sharing the calories of a dessert, fishing, cleaning, walking in the [...]

Tagged as: Bible, buddy, Christian, devotional, love

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Decisions Decisions – Who gets to decide?

by Jobi on January 28, 2010

Ever find it hard to let your grown child make their own decisions? When we second guess their decisions, do we want control? Are we admitting that we didn’t teach them to make good decisions? As mothers, we know that our child’s life will be a process of ongoing decision making. Our hope is that [...]

Tagged as: making decisions, modeling healthy decision making, supporting adult children, teaching children to make decisions

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My Space

by Jobi on November 17, 2009

Each day I am learning so much about how my daughter Jaelynn communicates in regards to the things she likes and dislikes. Jaelynn will be 2 on the day after Thanksgiving. Although she is starting to talk a lot, she still has problems communicating verballyexactly what she wants. It has been a lot of fun [...]

Tagged as: children, family, parenting, raising children

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Get into Character!

by Jobi on October 26, 2009

I am so very fortunate to share my birthday with a very sweet, three-year old little girl named Adalyn, who is also the neice of my friend Lisa (affectionately called Weesa a bit later in the story). Adalyn recently had a minor incident at school, which earned her a spanking. Not just any spanking but that [...]

Tagged as: character, making friends, preschool, raising children

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Has the meeting started yet?

by Jobi on October 17, 2009

Over the past couple of weeks I have been swamped with all sorts of meetings and have been communicating with friends who have also had meetings ranging from business, to personal, to highly organized, and one that was even completely confidential with our very own President of the US (way to go Isis!). It was [...]