Category: Home and Family
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Why host a foreign exchange student?
Sure there are lots of really good, respectable reasons to host a foreign exchange student. Today, though, I have a few others… An extra child in the family means an extra birthday party and birthday cake. (Ya gotta celebrate her birthday, too!) It will definitely motivate you to clear out that extra bedroom that has…
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How do you celebrate birthdays?
Today is our German daughter’s Sweet Sixteenth birthday. Back in Germany, she would be celebrating with her brother who shares her birthday, and also with so many in her family who have birthdays in September. It sounds like her family’s September is quite a month! She told me that at home the whole family, except…
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Preparing for a cross-cultural experience
As you read this, it is quite possible I am at the airport with my family, armed with chocolate chip cookies, greeting and welcoming the newest member of our family. You might have already read a bit about us hosting another foreign exchange student this year and we are all quite excited to meet her.…
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Meet Jill, our latest Real (Experienced) Mom
I am always touched by the stories from the women who so honestly open up their hearts to share their true stories with us on Real (Experienced) Moms. Jill’s story is no exception. Unfortunately Jill didn’t have a relationship with her own mom to model with her children. But I think her trust in the…
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Using a shared journal to open teen communication
I have not been a parent of a teen for long and, unlike most parents, I didn’t get to make way into it day by day. It happened in just one day. And it is about to happen again. You see, my husband and I were foreign exchange parents last year and are about to…