By Carrie Finlinson
Tiger mothers may not agree, but I let my teenager quit piano this week.
It wasn't a sudden decision. I could feel piano coming to a close as her many high school activities crowded into her day, clamoring for more attention. The piano was repeatedly set to the side with promises to get right bac...
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By rondadevereaux
Last fall, my girl scout troop earned their silver award. Girl Scouts has 3 levels of awards. The Bronze, Silver and Gold Award. In honor of their accomplishment, and to assist them in making their project sustainable, I told them I would do a blog for them. The following are the criteria the girls ...
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By rondadevereaux
Grecilda Lumbay grew up with two sisters and five brothers in the Visayan Islands. She wondered why they did not have meals on time, and it broke her heart when she was sent to temporarily live with an aunt because her parents could not afford food. At 18, Grecilda traveled to Manila to find em...
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By rondadevereaux
As we approach Mother’s Day this year, I would like to share with you a story of a remarkable woman named Nenita Asilom. Through her love as a mother, and with the help of Mentors International, Nenita triumphed. Nenita she knew she wanted more for her children. She was eight years old when her ...
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By rondadevereaux
Mother's Day is just around the corner. All of us are usually on the giving and receiving end of flowers, candy, knick-knacks and the like. We get taken out to dinner so we don't have to cook. I don't know about you, but our national holidays can leave me feeling exhausted. What if there wer...
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By rondadevereaux
The girls of Troop 2149 got together and looked at some of the issues facing girls today. After some brainstorming, they came up with the idea to create a series of puppet shows based on these issues and perform them for our Service Unit Daycamp. They had over 60 girls in attendance. ...
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By rondadevereaux
The girls of Troop 2149 got together and looked at some of the issues facing girls today. After some brainstorming, they came up with the idea to create a series of puppet shows based on these issues and perform them for our Service Unit Daycamp. They had over 60 girls in attendance. Get some popco...
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By rondadevereaux
The girls of Troop 2149 got together and looked at some of the issues facing girls today. After some brainstorming, they came up with the idea to create a series of puppet shows based on these issues and perform them for our Service Unit Daycamp. They had over 60 girls in attendance. Get some popc...
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By Carrie Finlinson
When my children were very young, the only technology parent rule I knew was: "Don't put a computer in your children's bedrooms."
These children are teenagers now and still don't have computers in their bedrooms. Good technology parenting? Not really. Why should they even want a computer in their...
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By rondadevereaux
I was browsing FB yesterday and came across this video posted by Girl Scouts and created by Disney. It made me want to head to the store for a crown and some glitter...Anyone want to join me?
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