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Posted by Krista on Aug 10, 2010

Inspired by one of the practical suggestions on the Gentleness lesson, we went to the humane society (instead of a petting zoo). Our city has a beautiful facility where you can go into various rooms and play with cats... [READ MORE]

Posted by Krista on Jul 20, 2010

When we first had a look at the whole list of 16 Kids of Integrity lessons, we mentally placed Gentleness near the bottom of our priority list. After all, our kids are pretty sweet, right? Then Benjamin became the... [READ MORE]

Posted by Krista on Jul 27, 2010

Last night before bedtime, Rob asked the kids if they would like a “treat.” In our house, that usually means something special, sweet and not necessarily healthy. He meant to say “snack” and was planning to offer fruit... [READ MORE]

Posted by Krista on Jan 21, 2011

This post should have been written three weeks ago (you know an excuse is coming, don’t you?). Well, our family’s “birthday season” begins right after the Christmas season – two are in the first week of January. We go... [READ MORE]