My kids recently watched a little video about “Daring to Stand Alone”. The key concept being, don’t be afraid to stand up for what you think is right. Often times, you will see, you aren’t even alone; others will often … Continue reading
“Good is the enemy of Best”. We had a long discussion at Family Night last week, about doing your best, putting in 100% and pushing yourself out of your comfort zone. We also talked about “Good, Better, Best” and how … Continue reading
We had to deal with a really challenging thing this past week. One of our kids got himself into some trouble at school, and had to deal with some serious consequences. Even though we had dished some consequences out at … Continue reading
I stopped by at a friend’s the other day to drop something off and I was reminded of a valuable parenting tip I have learned and tried to live by. Her daughter was being pretty stubborn about not wanting to … Continue reading
There is nothing that gets under my skin more than when people don’t take responsibility and accountability for their actions. My kids will all attest to this. Make all the mistakes you want. Do things wrong. Speak out of turn, … Continue reading
I love my husband dearly because he is the perfect mix between soft and hard; intellectual and emotional (ok – he needs to learn to cry a bit more); passive and aggressive (but not both at the same time:); rational … Continue reading
A couple of months ago, we got into a discussion with Rob’s sister about “expectations”. There has been some ongoing issues in Rob’s family, and his sister pointed out to us that we had “expectations” of people and that was … Continue reading
Fairness is the last word in our CDF family motto. I think it is also the most difficult one to understand. For many, fairness means equality – or treating everyone exactly the same. If fairness did mean that then it … Continue reading
Determination is the next word in our motto. Why? Well, determination is one of the greatest assets we can possess. It is the value that can help bring out the best in us. It helps us build self confidence and … Continue reading
Back in this post, we talked about our family motto: CDF: Charity, Determination and Fairness.We chose this motto, because we really do identify ourselves as the CDF’s and it was easy to remember. The words we selected were very carefully … Continue reading