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My Fathers Houes - 2 On the next Tuesday, February 20, 1996, I sat down and wrote out three things that I wanted God to reveal to me and guide me to accomplishing. Remembering Matthew 7:7 they were: A home for me and my girls, The House A Job The strength and courage to make it in this world as a single Mom. The first one he chose to address was my "singleness", reminding me...

Parents need agreement to protect kids in divorce People ending their marriage through divorce still have a responsibility to be good parents. These are key issues to discuss in the process of protecting your kids from experiencing more emotional pain. Map out your thoughts, and then work together with the other parent of your children to create a reasonable way to be effective as parents,...

Are you raising Confident kids or “Cling-on’s?” By Dwight Bain Every stage of life can be stressful whether you are two or twenty-two. So how can a parent instill greater strength to help their son or daughter move forward through those stages with confidence instead of being needy and insecure? Here is a formula to show you the extremes in behavior of children and why it’s important...

How can you Protect Kids from Bullies? by Dwight Bain Suicides shouldn’t be part of a school experience, but for thousands of students who are bullied every year the thought of dying is actually easier than to go to school and be intimidated or beat up by their peers. School should be one of the safest places instead of a scary place because of bully behavior. Yet the recent number of...

4 Factors to Guide Unmotivated Students toward Finishing the Semester StrongBy Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life CoachHave you ever wondered why so many students get close to the ‘finish line’ of a semester or even graduation and then fail to finish? Parents, teachers, guidance counselors and tutors can be cheering for a student to push forward to finish strong and...

When Kids Carry their Parent’s Pain The warning signs of children facing complex family crisis By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach A dad loses a job. A family spits up through divorce. A drunk driver crashes into a mini-van and a mom is left in a coma. A natural disaster or foreclosure forces a family into the sad situation of having to leave a...

Prior to leaving campus for the summer my daughter asked me to come visit so I could go apartment hunting with her. Much to my surprise, every apartment complex she liked at had a pool and fitness center. The landscaping was impeccable and some were gated communitities---which means a security guard had to approve your entrance. Rent ranged from $595 to $800.My, how college life has changed!My...

It's a very bittersweet time in our house. Our 2-year-old really is a big girl now. The crib is gone, and it's been replaced by a big girl bed! This is how happy she was on the first morning she woke up in it. So far, it's been a surprisingly easy transition for her (for me, not so much! more tears from Mommy than her!). The only bad side effect? We haven't been able to get her to nap in the...