When I started having kids, I had some goals. Usually of the spiritual, academic and well-mannered kind. But there has been something that has become increasingly important to me over the years. And that is the development of friendships among my children. My two brothers and I are dear friends. Love them dearly, in contact with them often, count them…
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There is a story out of Texas today that has me scratching my head. And I’m curious as to what you think. Outside of Houston, there is a little girl named LaKay who has triumphantly learned to use her walker to walk. She was diagnosed with cerebral palsy early in life and has spent her childhood working hard to move…
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I was sitting in my beloved Costco this week, noshing on pizza with 5 of 8. Costco pizza. Heaven wrapped in cheese and grease and dough. The good news is, you can walk off a lot of the calories in that pizza just walking to the back of the store to pick up milk. So I figure it’s a win-win….
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Have you ever noticed? Some of the best parenting techniques show up when you’re least expecting it. Case in point…. The twins have rarely had to wait on much in their lives. They were born into a household with lots and lots of arms to hold them, older sisters who have been like mamas to them, older brothers who have…
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There was this moment Friday night. A moment that you sometimes dream about. But you don’t always get. Friday night, at Immerse Austin, we had one of our ballerinas from the 2dance2dream program of Legacy of Hope Austin perform. She was dressed in a pink leotard and a hot pink tutu, a pink rose in her hair. She wheeled out…
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