Jeff G. posted an article on Inspirational Parenting - Oct 28, 2009, 12:41 am
What do you allow, as gate-keepers if you will, to put daily into your child’s body?  This is fully, 100%, your choice, your responsibility, your failure if you are not actively choosing wisely.  ...
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Jeff G. posted an article on Inspirational Parenting - Sep 3, 2009, 11:12 pm
Let us labor for an inward stillness– An inward stillness and an inward healing. That perfect silence where the lips and heart Are still, and we no longer entertain Our own imperfect thought...
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Jeff G. posted an article on Inspirational Parenting - Aug 26, 2009, 3:48 pm
First day of school was this week! I am always excited to pick up the kindergarteners after their first day. Not only do I get the honor of experiencing their excitement but I usually see children t...
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Jeff G. posted an article on Inspirational Parenting - Aug 25, 2009, 12:44 pm
If there is anything we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could be better changed in ourselves. - C.G. Jung
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Jeff G. posted an article on Inspirational Parenting - Aug 21, 2009, 6:12 pm
I’m above average.  Instead of having 2.5 children, I’ve gone the extra mile and had a whole 3.  When my first daughter was born, and I was given the sparkly new name of “Mom,” I found out h...
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Jeff G. posted an article on Inspirational Parenting - Aug 19, 2009, 10:36 pm
Like coal miners, parents plunge deep into dark and untrammeled spaces, searching for nuggets of goodness and truth along the way. And sometimes, like coalminers, we get lost. We hit a dead end. A...
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Jeff G. posted an article on Inspirational Parenting - Aug 16, 2009, 12:16 am
It was a sweet and simple ceremony. Perhaps it was the beauty of the day with its cool pre-summer breeze and sunny afternoon , but most likely it was the picking of the pretty yellow flowers in the b...
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Jeff G. posted an article on Inspirational Parenting - Aug 12, 2009, 12:01 am
I recently had an inspiring parenting moment with my 3 year old daughter. It was late and I was tired after a long day. I made a conscious decision to get down on the floor with her and play, even tho...
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Jeff G. posted an article on Inspirational Parenting - Aug 5, 2009, 12:21 am
Tonight I am up late… remembering.  I love the power of memory as it intertwines with emotion to form a temporary reality.  In quiet solitude, this gift of memory allows me to sit for awhile ...
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Jeff G. posted an article on Inspirational Parenting - Aug 4, 2009, 11:19 pm
I sat with the sand between my toes last week, watching my kids tumble in a pile across the beach on a lazy vacation day.  It was the first time in years that I can remember being able to read my own...
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Jeff G. posted an article on Inspirational Parenting - Jul 27, 2009, 10:27 am
Dr. James Dobson’s book, “Stories of the Heart and Home” illustrates that special romantic love that we dwell on during Valentine’s Day so beautifully, I just had to send it along to all o...
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Jeff G. posted an article on Inspirational Parenting - Jul 21, 2009, 12:55 am
My mom passed away two months ago. I have not been the same since. Not just because I lost her, but because of what I learned about my two college age sons. The first thing they each said when I told...
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