My eight year old son and six year old daughter enjoy going grocery shopping with me. We make it an eventful outing. We get free cookies from the baker! They get to put one penny in the little horse for a ride. I let them each pick out a package of chips to share with…
One thing you can stop doing now I want to talk to all my mom friends today. I know we’ve all dealt with this – including myself. And, I think it’s one of the biggest struggles that moms in our culture deal with today. There is one thing that we can all stop doing…
It’s been hard for me to rest as a parent. My mind is constantly distracted with questions about my parenting decisions. I worry that I will fail my children. These Are The Questions That Constantly Run Through My Mind. Was I too harsh on my kids today? Am I feeding them the right…
I love how much boys love superheroes. A year or so ago, a friend of ours gave us some hand-me-down playsets and superhero figurines that her son no longer wanted. My son was on cloud nine. He would set everything up in the playroom and play for hours on end. He loved for…
Yesterday I celebrated 15 years of beautiful marriage with my husband. Notice that I didn’t say flawless. It hasn’t been. We’ve had our ups and downs, times when we agreed about everything and times when we didn’t. We’ve dealt with scary times with the kids, times that shook us and shaped our faith.…
As I have been studying various homeschooling methods, I kept running into the idea of copywork. It is as basic as having kids learn writing, spelling, and grammar by copying text. It can be a simple sentence or a long quote. There is a typical progression to copywork through the years (tracing, copying, dictation, and…
Before I get into the context of what I want to share with you, I feel like I need to first give the Lord a little glory. It’s been almost two months since I’ve hit the publish button. Every time I’ve sat down to write, I end up staring at an empty page on this…
I’m constantly trying new ways to manage time and balance life. It’s like a dance. There are times when I’m stepping on toes or my toes are being stepped on. It’s hard to tune into the beat of the music when my mind is full of rules. I love watching dancers. Their eyes are focused…
I hate having to discipline my children. I don’t know of a single parent who actually enjoys this aspect of life. However, I realize it is important in raising children up properly. Our children need to know there are immediate consequences for poor choices. They need to understand that obedience, temperance and respect are essential.…
My first child was a boy. Or at least, that’s what I told everyone. There was not a doubt in my mind that the baby growing inside me was a boy. And so I did the sort of things that anyone would do if they were a hormonal, mildly OCD pregnant woman with anxious tendencies…
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