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Developing Resilience in Your Children
Seattle Seahawks coach extraordinaire Pete Carroll has identified one indispensible trait in football players: grit. Carroll considers this...
Setting Aside Our Plans
Someone who was not a teacher once looked at one of my lesson plans and asked a bit skeptically, “Do you plan out every minute of every class, and...
Two Left Feet? You’re Qualified
If I scanned ahead, I would stop reading this article too. So don’t. Stick with me for a moment. You love your family. You love your kids. You don’t...
The Benefits of Being a Multisport Athlete
At Providence we delight in kids who love to play sports. Some students will pick one sport and dedicate themselves to that one sport. We applaud...
Developing Thankfulness in Your Children
Whether we call this gratitude or contentment, we can all admit that much of our daily attitude is determined by whether or not we have an internal...
Why Attend Providence’s Open House
Last year I listed ten reasons to attend an Open House at Providence on this blog. I intend to develop these reasons further in this article,...
Striving To Be A Christian Theater Director
A well-known set designer and Seattle Pacific University theater professor, Dr. Don Yanik, shared a story with me about a director he worked with. A...
Working on Character with your Children
If you had to name some character issues you are working on with your children, could you do it? Years ago I was speaking with a mother about a...
The Lost Purpose of Education
How many Christian parents would list “getting into a good college” as the number one priority for their child’s K-12 education? My guess is that...
What the Pilgrims Can Teach You about Thanksgiving
By all appearances, we Americans still cling to the Thanksgiving holiday, setting aside a few hours for a special meal with family and friends...