Mar 20, 2015 | Busy Families; Active Kids, Challenges
I am frequently amazed at the way life with competitive kids keeps me fighting. My toughest opponent? My pride. Managing extracurricular life all on my own is my idea of a booster mom win. That is the game plan. But rarely does it turn out that way. Regardless of how...
Dec 18, 2014 | Busy Families; Active Kids
Finding Community in a Competitive World It makes no difference whether you are a Jew or a Greek, a slave or a freeman, a man or a woman, because in Jesus the Anointed, the Liberating King, you are all one. Galatians 3:28 (The Voice) One of the things I love most...
Aug 2, 2014 | Busy Families; Active Kids
Exactly what are extracurriculars? Webster defines them as “extra activities (such as sports) that can be done by the students in a school but that are not part of the regular schedule of classes.” Those are what most of us think of when we hear the...
May 6, 2014 | Busy Families; Active Kids
I love a good all-you-can-eat buffet—my very favorite meal is the kind that includes “a little bit of a lot.” I look forward to summer activities for the same reason. Having spent the school year with a full plate and steady diet of soccer practice, dance lessons,...