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Do you see the elephant in the room? If you are a parent of school-age children, I know you are having a fantastic summer, but I want to say I see you. I SEE YOU: • Maneuvering the schedules before, during, & after work • Handling all the logistics • Trying to figure out what to provide kids in terms of infrastructure - Especially with middle and high school kids - Attempting to provide growth and independence without seeming negligent or helicopter → I bring this up because every interaction I am having these days with parents of school-age kids is met with this guilt. → Summer is hard because society teaches us that we should pretend to be stay-at-home parents with all sorts of freedom and liberties to make summer the dreamy blast we see on social media. → So, I tell you to keep going and say you are doing a good job. Our kids will remember more good than we realize. Nothing is more important than time. ✅ So choosing to be present in the time we do have is the priority. ENJOY the rest of your summer! How are you making time to be present with your children this summer?

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SABBATH  Building Upon the Rock In one of our year-end activities, I played the song “The Wise Man Built His House Upon the Rock” as a message to our grade school pupils. I told them that now was the time for building, that they did not have to wait for junior high school, senior high school, or college. If they excelled in those times, it would be because they had learned well today. I told the young pupils that their life would be built upon what they had learned in these tender years.  We start building when we are young. In 1986, a book titled All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten by Robert Fulghum became popular. Among the things he wrote in the book were: “Share everything. Play fair. Don’t hit people. Put things back where you found them. Clean up your own mess. Don’t take things that aren’t yours. Say you’re sorry when you hurt somebody. Wash your hands before you eat. Take a nap every afternoon. When you go out into the world, watch out for traffic, hold hands, and stick together. Be aware of wonder. Goldfish and hamster and white mice and even the little seed in the Styrofoam cup—they all die. So do we. And then remember . . . the biggest word of all—look.”  To all these, I added another word: pray. In the future, when they are already adults, this is one of the things they will go back to over and over again: when they recited their prayers before they went to bed, when they prayed at school assembly, when they visited the Lord in the church. These faith experiences will make them stronger. They will be like the wise man who built his house upon the rock. Fr. Joel Camaya, SDB   Reflection Questions: What are you doing to build your life on solid rock? How do you strengthen your faith?  Lord, let me listen to Your words and act on them. Amen. Today, I pray for: ____________________________________

Forcing moms to plan months or even a year in advance for their children's activities (or miss out!) just adds more stress to a mom's sense of overload that the insanity never ends. We've got to do better for each other. The professional woman who has a village of other mothers around her can take a step back and listen to her sisters tell her: You solve unbelievably complex problems in your career. You'll get past this one. And getting your kids into the perfect ____ (insert your preferred camp, preschool, club, sport, college) does not define their future success or your success as a parent. If you need a little child care help in that village, MomSub is there to find the right weekly sitter for you. No Subscription Fees. No Placement Fees (if MomSub manages your weekly care). Just affordable, trusted, reliable care. #summercamp #kidsactivities #childcare #kidsenrichment #momlife #momoverwhelm #workingmom #nanny #sitter #childcareprovider

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10 Things We're Doing Right Now Besides Watching Spring Turn Into Summer 1. Organizing a Mighty Get Out the Vote! initiative 2. Sending treats, toys, Spanish-to-English flashcards and writing markers to El Paso for kids who recently crossed the border 3. Preparing a Mighty space in Philadelphia exclusively for teens 4. Prepping for our first-ever gaming workshop (yep, there will be writing) 5. Preparing a workshop for teens on learning how to craft your college entrance essay (We can't be a gaming arcade 24/7!) 6. Enrolling kids in eight different Mighty summer camps (all free, field trips included!) 7. Cheering on our red hot Phillies! 8. Hitting the streets with a video camera, asking, "What Are You Reading These Days?" 9. Ordering Liz Moore's new mystery novel, "The God of the Woods." (Yes, this is a plug for a Mighty Writers friend; available for pre-order.) 10. Preparing for our Mighty 15th Anniversary Party (15 years! Yikes!). More about that soon! Our Quote of the Day: "You gotta create a culture where everybody's valued." — Caitlin Clark, WNBA rookie star, on how to create a winning team

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I worked as a camp professional for 6+ years, and am grateful for this formative part of my life. Serving at camp was a life-changing experience — one that simultaneously humbled and stretched me into growth trajectories that I never knew I needed. I would 100% recommend camp to any and all people who wish to serve youth and families, while enhancing their professional and personal development. ✨I thoroughly enjoyed this quick read and agree with the key points about character development: ✨Key terms that appeared about how camps describe and communicate character to stakeholders include: ✨ community, responsibility, leadership, respect, confidence, help, caring, honesty, independence, growth, courage, kindness, resilience, relationships, and empathy

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