tweens

With my heart thumping, I froze up. I didn't dance. I was born with two left feet and they only worked together in the saddle. "Come on," Casey urged and grabbed my hand. "I wore my steel-toe boots. You can stand on my feet for all I care.

We all know what we have to do what the inkling provokes us. We have to do the right thing. We have to make that extra push out of bed, or off the sofa. We must just do it.

To teach our kids what they need to know online, we have to talk to them off line.

The absolute best way to raise kind kids, is to be kind parents.

Checking in on what our kids are doing online isn't helicoptering, it's parenting.

Checking in on what our kids are doing online isn't 'helicoptering,' it's 'parenting.

Beck stabbed a hand through his hair and continued.

Oooh, sneaky, I thought. Must be how normal mothers operate instead of yelling.

Middle school is kind of like Middle-earth. It__ a magical journey filled with elves, dwarves, hobbits, queens, kings, and a few corrupt wizards. Word to the wise: pick your traveling companions well. Ones with the courage and moral fiber to persevere. Ones who wield their lip gloss like magic wands when confronted with danger. This way, when you pass through the congested hallways rife with pernicious diversion, you achieve your desired destination__r at least your next class.-CeCee, Lucy and CeCee's How to Survive (and Thrive) in Middle School

When you know truly know that God loves you it won't matter when others don't. And when you know truly know that God accepts you it won't matter when others won't.

Our ability to choose is sacred. It__ what makes humans special.

We would learn as much as we could, be as honourable as we could, be as courageous as we could, and be as happy as we could.

I don__ give up on people, even when they give up on me.

I have learned it__ best to face down the trouble. Otherwise it will grow into a monster. We don__ have time for monsters.

Not accustomed to entertaining angels, are we?_ he asked.

I am Rabbit. I can be anywhere. I can be everywhere. I am outside time. I am outside dimension.

The man smiled. "Harry is unique, for he was born with a special gift of sight, with eyes able to see things that are unseen. He has talents to move matter by the sound of his voice.

Don't write your child's pages. Turn them with love.