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An Arbitrary Collection of Essays, Notes, and Musings On Being a Parent "Being a parent is, at once, the most wonderful and the most painful; the most intuitive and the most mystifying; the most invigorating and the most exhausting role I have ever had the deep honor of holding." -Anna Patterson

If the goal of teaching is academic achievement, every school achieving less than 75% proficiency should be held accountable to the point of dismissal. A synthesis of ills have a ripple affect on an entire community. Businesses such as Kodak, Xerox, and any establishment, where quality products are the measure of performance, would never allow an employee to stay who produce mediocre materials. There is no excuse acceptable for our community not to take a call to action to rid the propaganda and educational abuses in our schools - if not you, then who? This book, written for parents and community, reveals secrets on why your child will and can never be a doctor, lawyer, engineer, technic ...

We hope that you will use this workbook in a way that is helpful to you as you continue along on your self-care journey. We know that you spend a great deal of time caring for others and while it can be challenging to practice self-care, it's totally worth it for you AND all of your people. So we'll say it one more time...this is your gentle reminder to take good care of yourself while also taking care of your people. Tina and Serena, The Mental Health Mamas

Will amazement and wonder flourish in your child?  Will the amazement and wonder that your child is born with grow? What are the dreams God has planted in your child's heart? How can you protect and support that amazement and wonder? There are at least five actions you can take to nurture the sparks of visionl. Don't let your child's amazement and wonder burn out. "For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." (Ephesians 2:10, NIV) As parents, our job is to plant the seeds of vision and njurture the works God has prepared for our children to accomplish.

YOUR MINISTRY AT HOME is a 12-lesson workbook that provides many "how to" lessons for developing and maintaining a Christian home. It is a curriculum component of the Institute for Training In Ministry. iTIM is a church-based equipping school, available to all church groups. For more information, and to order copies of Your Ministry at Home, log on to TrainingInMinistry.com, then click on the Church Ministry Track, and locate the course title.