Motherhood is messy. My four-year-old, Eli, was recently given some Play-Doh® toysets by a neighbor whose son has outgrown playing with them. She also gave him some brand new Play-Doh® to use with the sets. I have a love/hate relationship with Play-Doh®. Play-Doh® is such a great tool for creative play…
“Lisa, I’m burned out. I never thought I’d get tired of being a stay at home mom and homeschooling my four kids. I just want to hide my head under the sheets in the morning instead of get up. I’m not depressed. I’m just tired of being tired. My patience is gone. I feel…
“Children reinvent your world for you.” – Susan Sarandon This might sound silly, but I had no idea how hard it is to be a mother until I became one. No one could have prepared me beforehand on how motherhood can: Stretch You: Yeah, I knew about the pregnancy stretch marks,…
Someone once asked me to summarize motherhood into a four minute spiel. I had a small panic attack over how to cram such an all-consuming topic into a crunched time period. Then I thought, “How many things have I learned to do in under five minutes since having children?” A few examples that come to…
A Christian mom asked me an awesome question recently. What do you say to your kid when they ask you,” What if the devil makes me do bad things?” Why is this a great question? One, it shows that children are always thinking, always reasoning. Two, it is easily answered with Scripture. Three,…
Today our Homeschooling Mom Missy is going to share with us some of the creative things she does with her children. In the Pond, we love Safari Toobs, and we find many reasons to use them on our schooling. Toobs are rectangular prisms filled with 6-12 animals, people, or objects. They can be found…
About ten years ago, I told the Lord that I wanted to be a writer and speaker. (Isn’t it funny how we tell God these kinds of things? As if He doesn’t know!) His not-quite-audible-but-very-clear reply was painfully simple: “You have too much pride.” That brief incident led me into an exploration of humility…
In thinking about self-confidence, self-worth and self-esteem in my kids, I am asking myself some questions. I definitely don’t have all the answers and make plenty of mistakes but I am finding that the questions are worth asking and considering, and most definitely worth praying about! How am I measuring the value of my children…
“You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Acts 1:8 (NKJV) Have you ever read an article, book, or story that really touched your heart? Did you ever think…
I used to take my children for granted. Not on purpose, of course. It just happened when I wasn’t looking. Like so many things do. It happened for a good reason – love. As any mom can tell you, love for one’s children is a fierce kind of love. It’s a love so intense it…
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