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Should Girls play Sports?

by Lisa on September 15, 2010

As you may know, most of my stories are about my mother, my sister, or my friends. Today, I want to share a few stories about the young ladies that I spend most of my time with right now. Let’s call them my “Volleyball Daughters”. We spend an hour together every weekday morning, 2-3 hours [...]

Tagged as: belonging, lessons sports teach, middle school, mother and daughters, sports and girls, teens, volleyball

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4-year-olds are the best Teachers!

by Lisa on August 23, 2010

Do you kids ever teach you? It’s 3:30 a.m. Saturday morning, and I’m up thinking about ways to make my volleyball team better. This week we showed the very simple skill of substitution to our players. You simply walk to the sideline and stand there until the official tells you to enter the game. Our [...]

Tagged as: finger painting, following instructions, helping kids understand, volleyball

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DIY Projects keep Granddaddy’s Memory Alive

by Lisa on August 12, 2010

My mother, Doodie, is a Daddy’s Girl. Matter of fact, I’ve never met anyone who loved and cherished her daddy any more than Doodie. He passed away before HGTV, Home Depot, and Lowe’s became popular, but he was an original “Do It Yourselfer”. Granddaddy, a veteran of WWII, suffered from rheumatoid arthritis. He was always [...]