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I Thought I Had Committed (I Hadn’t)
In January, my daughter Jodie gathered a group of friends to work on having a better outcome in 2026. We listened to an interesting YouTube video by Daniel Pink. The premise was that structure beats willpower. We each determined what we regretted from 2025 and how we could do better in 2026 to avoid repeating our mistakes. My regret was not...
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The Pink Refrigerator – A Book About a Spark Station, Of Sorts!
I received this email in the early days of teaching parents how to use The Spark Station. “You may have seen this. It’s a picture book called The Pink Refrigerator by Tim Egan. This illustrates the secret of the Spark Station in an inspiring way. A junk dealer who likes to do–not much–finds a pink refrigerator that holds something new for...
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THE TRAVELING SPARK STATION – WIDE-EYED AND WONDERING Part 3
Here we are — Part 3. If you've been reading along with Part 1 and Part 2, you already know the rhythm. You pick a topic, you gather a few books, a simple activity or two, and maybe something to eat. You show up, and something small and good happens. Part 3 is where the Traveling Spark Station gets wonderfully wide....
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The Real Problem With Kits Isn’t The Kit
When I worked with individual families, this question came up often - should I let my kids use kits or have them work from scratch? I had listened to speakers and read articles that said absolutely no kits. By then, I had stopped living in a black-and-white world. I had learned to take my family, their needs, as well as...