Keeping Kids Safe from Sexual Predators

I have been hearing a lot of stories in the news lately about children being abused by sexual predators. As a mother, the whole topic of pedophiles and the child sex trade just sickens me… It also makes me very sad and stirs up unpleasant memories from my own childhood. You see, I was sexually…

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7 Ways To Teach Kids How To Be Thankful

As Thanksgiving rolls around each year, it’s often a reminder of what we’re thankful for. It shouldn’t be a one day deal as we should always be thankful on a daily basis. Weeks or days leading up to the Thanksgiving holidays, schools would start teaching kids what Thanksgiving means, but don’t wait for Thanksgiving. When…

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Dragonfly Covenant

Dragonflies are near and dear to my heart. We are lucky to live in the country on a piece of property that breeds dragonflies each year. Our home is nestled between two neighboring ponds and is surrounded on the outskirts by swampy terrain; a perfect environment for these beautiful insects. Each year in late summer…

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