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Teacher of 21+ years and parent of a sophomore & senior talks with a parent of an 8th grader & freshman about various struggles in parenting, encouraging other humans as we all do the best that we can, and partnering with teachers to rally a team of support for our future generations. This is one…
Continue reading ➞ Conversation with a teacher about teens & life – Part 3
Teacher of 21+ years and parent of a sophomore & senior talks with a parent of an 8th grader & freshman about various struggles in parenting, encouraging other humans as we all do the best that we can, and partnering with teachers to rally a team of support for our future generations. This is one…
Continue reading ➞ Conversation with a teacher about teens & life – Part 2
Teacher of 21+ years and parent of a sophomore & senior talks with a parent of an 8th grader & freshman about various struggles in parenting, encouraging other humans as we all do the best that we can, and partnering with teachers to rally a team of support for our future generations. This is one…
Continue reading ➞ Conversation with a teacher about teens & life – Part 1
This happened this summer and I shared it on Instagram (IG @SejanaShines), but I wanted to upload it here too. I am thankful for the many ways that the Lord works and how people, even people whom we don't yet know, can be impacted by our actions. I am thinking about this now, months later,…
Fruit. Results. We want it but how do we get it? Sometimes we do all the right things and we are excited! Then, an unexpected setback occurs and we lose a little bit of our zeal. It's just not the same. Things get a bit real. We realize this is actually a lot of work…
#parentingteens? I know I am! I am constantly praying about how do I give them space to develop and grow while also ensuring I'm still present and involved in raising them. I know for our oldest, he is actually doing all the things we'd like and has the maturity and character we appreciate in any…
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