New Year GOALS

“Happy New Year!”  These three words can spark both excitement and dread:  hope for things to come and anxiety about keeping our New Year’s Resolutions.  In fact, many are boycotting New Year’s Resolutions altogether this year because they are often empty promises we never keep to ourselves.  We all have our own individual resolutions: exercise…

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Moving Day

    We peeked throughout the house to make sure we hadn’t missed any of our belongings. I glanced into each room quickly, my daughter and wife’s eyes lingered a little bit longer. They wanted to make certain we weren’t leaving anything behind. As we stood by the front door, ready to leave our old…

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Fostering Love

That timeless parenting phrase — “it takes a village” — is never more applicable than when discussing foster care. Montgomery County Children Services defines foster parents as “people who provide a caring, temporary home environment for children unable to live with their birth families.”     If you have ever considered taking on the important…

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Baby Shark Bite

It seems I’m officially out of the loop and may now be considered an older dignified parent. I never received the memo that a hot new song was sweeping our nation. My wife and I were watching people dance at a wedding when the Dee-Jay surprised the crowd with a catchy little tune called “The…

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