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7 Things That Happened During Our Week Without Screens

  • Post published:August 8, 2023
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For seven days, our family put down our devices (here's why we did this). William found a friend to keep up his Snap streak. Marilee and Penny turned off their…

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Happy 15th Birthday, William!

  • Post published:August 7, 2023
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Happy 15th Birthday, William! Henri Nouwen once wrote:  Birthdays need to be celebrated. I think it is more important to celebrate a birthday than a successful exam, a promotion, or…

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Read more about the article I Didn’t Mean to Go to Another Concert

I Didn’t Mean to Go to Another Concert

  • Post published:July 18, 2023
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After we saw Taylor Swift in concert in May, I vowed I would never go to another stadium concert. When William discovered that Beyoncé would be playing in Nashville on…

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Read more about the article God’s Blessing Is a Given | Life to the Full
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God’s Blessing Is a Given | Life to the Full

  • Post published:July 12, 2023
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I’ve been hanging out in Jesus’ words to people of his day that come in Matthew 5. They contain a list of blessings, beginning with blessings to the people we…

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Emotional Lives of Teenagers

  • Post published:July 10, 2023
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If you are a parent or educator of teenagers, The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents needs to be on your summer reading list. (If this…

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July Introductions

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Hi! For those of you who are new around here, I’m Amy Julia. This community grows almost daily, so here’s a short introduction. My husband, Peter, and I met in…

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Happy 4th of July

  • Post published:July 4, 2023
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Happy 4th of July! We’ve entered that phase of family life where we aren’t even all together on holidays anymore. Right now, Penny is at Camp PALS and Marilee heads…

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Read more about the article There Can Never Be Too Much Delight

There Can Never Be Too Much Delight

  • Post published:June 30, 2023
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Marilee and I were driving to soccer practice the other day (alternating between the Taylor Swift Eras Tour setlist and The Good Girl’s Guide to Murder audiobook), when she said,…

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Read more about the article Saying Goodbye to their Childhood Home

Saying Goodbye to their Childhood Home

  • Post published:June 23, 2023
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On Monday, we said goodbye to our home.  It was always on loan to us. Our house comes with Peter’s position as a Head of School. In a few months,…

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Read more about the article Family Screen Time Practices for the Summer

Family Screen Time Practices for the Summer

  • Post published:June 21, 2023
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Free Resource 5 screen time practices for Families | Summer Edition When it comes to family use of technology, I want to nudge our family, and yours, towards creation and…

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The image is a book cover with the title "From Exclusion to Belonging" by Amy Julia Becker. The cover features a group of four smiling teenagers, including a young woman with Down syndrome in the center. They are dressed in casual clothing and appear to be in an outdoor setting with a blurred background of greenery. The design includes a torn paper effect separating the title text from the image. The title text is in a clean, modern font with "FROM EXCLUSION" at the top and "TO BELONGING" at the bottom, with the author's name displayed below.

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