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Are You Robbing From Your Teen?

What does the average week look like in your home? Do you make all the meals, do the laundry, clean the house with little help from your teenager? If this sounds like you, you might just be robbing from your teenager. The definition for the penal code of robbery is: To take something by force or fear. When we steal hardworking opportunities from … [Read more...]

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Coming Home. Three Years in Middle TN

June 25, 2012, we finished filling a trailer and packed our suburban to drive 2300 miles in the heat--destination Middle Tennessee. It's been three years. For three years I've asked Paul periodically, "Does this feel like home to you?" "Yep." He says every time with a smile. His confidence has been annoying.  It's been harder for me to say … [Read more...]

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Are you a mom in the Franklin, TN area?

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Upcoming Interview with Family Life Today!

I just returned a few days ago from a speaking engagement in California surrounded by lots of dear friends. It was so nice to see family, too, before returning home. Just the shot in the arm God knew I needed. There's nothing better than taking selfies with a 95 year old beauty. I LOVED seeing my Grandma. This Tuesday I’m boarding a plane once … [Read more...]

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The Mean Mom’s Guide & A Few Things You Don’t Know

Five years ago, in a 911 communications center with phones ringing and radio traffic blaring a parenting book was born.  The Mean Mom's Guide to Raising Great Kids I LOVED working with this group of talented dispatchers. They had a gift of making a very hard job very fun. When parents dialed 911 for help with children who wouldn't do homework … [Read more...]

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