There is a tipping point in every parent’s life where teaching kids to tell time becomes essential. When they are little you can say “in ten minutes we’ll…..” and it is so wonderful that the kids don’t actually have a clue about when ten minutes is actually over. However, there is breaking point. “When is…
Discipline is one of those words where if you stare at it long enough it looks like something foreign from what you originally thought. I think the act of disciplining a child is similar. It can quickly morph into something that makes you scratch your head and wonder “what were we doing here?” Whether you…
With Halloween around the corner we find no shortage of opportunities to help our kids deal with fear. We have a neighbor who has a history of dressing antique dolls in white, squirting red paint all over them, and having them in and around dog kennels in the front yard. Another neighbor enjoys hanging a…
Over the past 7 years there have been so many times where my husband and I have felt utterly defeated by family devotions. Either we weren’t consistent, the kids seemed to check out, or the baby would start crying (sabotaging our plans!) We are still far from perfect in this discipline, but we’ve learned a…
I have a 17 month old. She is in that ultra busy stage where she can empty all the dresser drawers, unwind a roll of toilet paper, decorate the wall with pencil, and relocate every single toy in our home during the time it takes me to use the bathroom. As cute and delightful as…
The other day I was watching my oldest daughter playing in the front yard. She was swinging and singing and very happy not knowing I was watching through the kitchen window as I washed the dishes. My eldest is a social butterfly with lots of friends. She loves being around people – needs to be…
As I read the news headlines and watch my social media feed, it is plain to see that we are increasingly living in a world that has gone nuts. Perhaps you’ve noticed the same thing? Our whole society has increasingly turned its back on Biblical assumptions and core values. As a result we have spiraled…
School starts next week. I have intentions of packing amazingly nutritious lunches every day, and welcoming them home each day to a picture perfect tray of freshly baked cookies. But really, those things won’t happen. And even if they did it wouldn’t change my home. Perfectly portioned bento box lunches aren’t the key! When Mom…
I was listening to Paradise by the Gray Havens. This phrase stuck out to me and it spurred a whole rabbit trail of thoughts about the longings of my heart and those of my family members: Ecclesiastes 3:11 says, “He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart…
We recently went on a road trip. My husband has family in Western Kansas which is about a 12-hour drive for us. We don’t take that long trip as often as we like, but I would say that since having kids we’ve done a fair amount of traveling with little kids. Our vacations range from…
