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      1. Welcome to the Kids of Integrity blog!
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      1. To Halloween or not to Halloween?
      2. Perseverance wrap-up, and what's next
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      1. Small steps from another busy mom
      2. A priority check for Mom
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      1. Practice, practice, practice
      2. Pesky perseverance problems
      3. Perseverance pops up everywhere
      4. Congratulations to our prize winners!
      5. Perfectly timed perseverance
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      1. Laundry lessons
      2. How do you teach your kids forgiveness?
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      1. Respect is growing, mould is not
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      1. Our rainbow of respect
      2. Reviewing character throughout Christmas
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      1. The Shepherd's voice
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      1. Life, interrupted
      2. The Patience Jar - and glitter, of course
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      1. The fox and the hound - all ears!
      2. Jesus, to a three year old
      3. Tuning in to attentiveness
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      1. Peace and Contentment 101
      2. Rich kid, poor kid
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      1. Credit cards, contentment and burned down houses
      2. The Contentedness Challenge

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Blog Home  ›  Perseverance
Posted by Krista on Aug 2, 2011

I was looking through the latest new lessons for KOI, relishing the thought of digging into something totally fresh, when a friend said, “Why don’t you let your kids pick the next topic? Mine always love doing that.”... [READ MORE]

Posted by Krista on Aug 11, 2011

It never ceases to amaze us how the Kids of Integrity lessons inject critical vocabulary into the lives of our kids. We just got back from summer holidays and our week was totally peppered with the word “perseverance... [READ MORE]

Posted by Krista on Aug 19, 2011

During our week of holidays, we were extremely blessed to have been offered the use of a friend’s condo. She happened to be away on vacation; hence, we had the entire place to ourselves. A lovely three-bedroom unit with... [READ MORE]

Posted by Krista on Aug 31, 2011

Ever since Jessica was a baby, I’ve taken kickboxing classes. I’ve long wanted the kids to see my instructor and friends in action, so I jumped at the opportunity to work through “Persevering in Practice.” One evening,... [READ MORE]

Posted by Krista on Sep 13, 2011

As we come to the end of our lesson on Perseverance, I find myself reflecting on my own struggle to persevere with personal daily prayer time. Questions and thoughts buzz in my head like pesky horseflies . . . Why is... [READ MORE]

Posted by Krista on Oct 3, 2011

Okay, confession time. The fridge chart that I’d hoped would keep me on track with personal devotional times was an utter flop. For the first week, I had some success. After that, the rows of unchecked boxes stared back... [READ MORE]

Posted by Krista on Oct 18, 2011

It was high time we finished off our Perseverance lesson, so I purchased a 750-piece puzzle at a garage sale. The image of puppies in paint cans was attractive to our mini problem solvers, though it had way more pieces... [READ MORE]