Letting go isn’t something active. Rather, it’s something you stop doing. Stop hoping. Stop fooling yourself. Stop wishing things were different.


17, 21



Netflix “Who Was?” A biography show for kids.


6-8



When they’re upset just ask what they need: space, distraction, or talk about it.


12



We are all incurably human.


5, 15, 21



Check out School of Rock (Vienna) or Bach to Rock.


9



Get book “Talk to Me First: Everything You Need to Know to Become Your Kids'Go-To Person about Sex.” by Deborah Roffman.


7



Take the family on periodic “spending fasts.” As an exercise, go a day, a weekend or a week without spending any money. Make due with what you have. Encourage participation. Tie in spending fasts with holidays, lent or in support of a cause.


7



Visit the Grand Canyon together


18-21



Rudeness is a weak person’s imitation of strength.


13, 21



Your good name is the most important credential you’ll ever have. Act with integrity in all things, that ben if it means short-term pain. Build a reputation for honesty, dependability and trustworthiness.


14, 17, 20



Be thankful for opportunities to be of service. It means God is trusting you to help.


8-14



Three things you cannot change: The past, the truth, someone else.


18



Give books. Inscribe them. Just a line or two can turn a good book into a treasure. Great for any occasion.


17



open your own business


20



Focus on being interesting (and genuinely interested) rather than focusing on being popular.


11, 13, 17, 21



Enjoy your success but don’t flaunt it.


21



Love then when they least deserve it because that’s when the need it the most.


3, 13, 17



Adopting a “do it right now” mentality has done wonders for my organization


10, 12, 16



Watch the news together. Local and national. Today Show has both of mornings are easier than evenings.


12, 13, 14, 15



Hold fast to what is good. (1 Thessalonians 5:21)


10, 15, 21



Alcoholism and gambling addiction run in our family. Be very, very careful around booze and gambling.


14,16, 18, 21



Always have a 5 year plan. Be thinking of goals you want to work towards, however big or small. What inspires you? What drives you? What do you want to accomplish or cure or solve?


15, 17, 21



ABC's of video game addiction: Autonomy, Belonging, Control. Try to find ways to developing these things in areas outside of gaming. Games are great, but not at the expense of everything else.


1Infant-13



Keep stuff on hand for guests. Be ready to be a good host / hostess at any moment.


16-21



Talk about the difference between not feeling comfortable and not feeling safe.


7, 11, 14, 19. 21



Offer gifts to the Lord. Maybe it's your school work, or your career, or the kid you raise, or your life in general. Wrap it up and make it a present to the Lord.


9-15



Be mindful of the patterns we’re falling into as a family. Teach them to be mindful of their patterns too.


6, 8, 12, 18



The opposite of addiction is connection. Genuine connection can take lots of forms.


14, 17, 19, 21



Even when something’s not the right fit (job interview, blind date, audition, etc.) you’re still making connections. You never know what could happen, so stay engaged and be yourself. Maybe that blind date who’s not into you has a friend who might be. Maybe that casting director will call you for a totally different role. Chin up! Ride the positive vibes you put out into the universe.


12,18, 21