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September 13, 2015

THE ART OF ENCOURAGEMENT

I don’t want my son to grow up wondering about his worth because I spent more time criticizing than I did encouraging.

Rebecca Burtram LEARNING 0 1 min read
April 24, 2015

SUGAR RUSH: FINDING THE SWEETNESS IN DAILY TASKS

I was rushing around trying to get things done, and all I saw were tasks. I forgot to see the world through the eyes of my children. I was on the verge of taking what was a treat to them and turning it into a chore. What is 30 more seconds in the big picture? This little moment was a sweet reminder to find the pleasure in living.

Rebecca Burtram LEARNING 1 1 min read
April 19, 2015

Call me Grandma

I became a grandmother at age 33.

I’m sure you are doing the math to figure out how old I must have been when I had my child and how old my child must have been when she made me a grandma. I’ll help you with your calculations.

Rebecca Burtram PARENTING 5 1 min read
April 6, 2015

SIMPLE GIFTS

As my little ones were drifting off to sleep, I knew this night was a gift. It is so rare when the world slows and we are just us together. It will not be long before the stretching and growing of youth will pull my young ones on, but tonight was ours.

Rebecca Burtram PARENTING 1 1 min read
March 29, 2015

CARRY ME

Yesterday, as I stood aboard a battle ship with my youngest in my arms, it hit me. I could not remember the last time I held my older two. In that moment, I realized I might be holding my youngest for either the last time or one of the last times. The day is coming when she will no longer say, “carry […]

Rebecca Burtram LEARNING 0 44 sec read
March 9, 2015

THE POWER OF ONE

After an intense round of UNO tonight, my 9 year old daughter told me I should write a post about the game. I asked her what it should say, and she said the message should be to not let something small block your way. Although I love that she had a great moral, her desire for me to write a post made […]

Rebecca Burtram LEARNING 1 1 min read
March 6, 2015

TALES FROM THE DINNER TABLE

Last night at dinner, my children asked my husband to tell them the ranch dressing story. This is a story he has told them many times before about accidentally pouring ranch dressing all over himself when he was a kid. When the story ended, the kids asked for another, and another, and another…. My wonderful husband regaled them with the numerous mistakes […]

Rebecca Burtram Uncategorized 0 2 min read
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