This past Sunday evening, or as I like to call it, First Day's Eve, was one of laughter and resolve for us and our three kids. As we do most every year when summer break is over, we sat down and met with them about the start of a brand new school year, our change in routine, expectations, and so forth. Now that our youngest has at least one year of middle school under her belt and our eldest is entering her last two years of high school, I could hear the maturity and self-awareness that is em...
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