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New IKEA Finds: What We Are Loving Right Now
This weekend we all went to my office at work. The boys spend about 30 minutes a day in my office, so we have a collection of toys there. Henry wanted Matt to help him with a big Lego set he was working on, and I wanted a chance to tidy up at the end of the semester. It felt good to get everything organized again. I feel so renewed and reenergized when I purge and tidy a space. I realized I really wanted to get one more plant for my office, so we trekked to IKEA. I wanted to share these new IKEA finds with you, in case you … Read More
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Savoring Time with Family: Making a Plan to Do It
Tate just graduated from kindergarten. It’s going by fast, y’all! Every once in a while, I like to step back with Matt and ask, “Are we savoring time with family enough?”
I put together a little template in case it’s a helpful way for anyone to organize their thinking.
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Sibling Rivalry: How to Reduce It
We started a new form of therapy with Henry this week called Therapeutic Assessment. He’s been in a play-based therapy for a couple years, but we were eager to try something new. I have been going to a therapist who practices Therapeutic Assessment for a year now. It’s been instrumental in helping me understand my issues and patterns and learning new ways of doing and being. In our first session with Henry, Henry talked a lot about the conflict he experiences with his brother, Tate. It got me thinking about the concept of sibling rivalry again and how to reduce it in our home.
I went back and read … Read More