Tell Your Children + The Missional Weekend Linky Party
It was a thriving daycare center that welcomed 40-50 children on a daily basis. Located in the basement of a small church, it served to help assist with the church finances, and thus operated on a...
View ArticleWhen You Don’t Feel Like Being Present
I have a confession to make this morning. I wasn’t very present with my family this weekend. I wasn’t feeling well and I really needed some down time. I’m learning that it is hard to be intentionally...
View ArticleHow to Turn On the YouTube Safety Feature {and why web accountability is...
Has your child accidentally viewed porn? Maybe it was just a pop-up that was soft-porn, or perhaps they clicked on a link that should have been harmless but took them to site filled with explicit...
View ArticleDear New Mommy {A Letter I Wish I Would Have Received}
You’re life will never be the same. Congratulations! There is no going back now. This tiny life you hold in your arms is bonded to you u til the day you die. But why would you want to turn back? The...
View Article3 Ways I’m Combating Passive Parenting
I waltzed into parenting with a lot of confidence. With years of childcare under my belt, I was fairly certain that I knew what I was doing. Because I had worked with children for so many years, I had...
View ArticleMy Favorite Playdough Recipe
I have tried a lot of playdough recipes. Ones that require you to cook the dough, some with cold water…some with cream of tartar and some with out, but this is the one that I always come back to. Here...
View ArticleFun Rainy Day Activities Your Kids Will Love
Fun Rainy Day Activities Your Kids Will Love Being stuck indoors on a rainy day can be quite frustrating for young, energetic kids. Show the little ones that spending time inside the house doesn’t have...
View Article3 Ways to Respond When Your Friend Has an Early Miscarriage
Its always a little hard to know what to say to a woman when she’s had a miscarriage. The volatile mixture of sorrow, loss and hormones can make you feel like you’re wandering into a field of land...
View ArticleOne Way We Unintentionally Shame Our Kids {Make Your Home a Haven Challenge...
I am sometimes very shocked at what parents share about their kids on Facebook. I sort of get it. You’re at home all day. From the moment you get out of bed, your 3 year old has thrown fits, thrown...
View ArticleWhen Life Brings the Unexpected {Make Your Home a Haven Challenge wk 3}
We’ve known for a while that we wouldn’t always homeschool. Homeschooling isn’t legal where we live, and while we could probably manage to work it out through a loophole, because our children are...
View ArticleKids That Daydream {another screen free activity}
I want to say from the outset that this post – much like my post on caffeine – is merely a post to stimulate dialogue. I myself am unsure where I will go with this, with regards to my boys. I am...
View ArticleEasy Thankful Tree DIY
This is a super-easy craft that your kids can make with very little help from mom. I love the idea of a Thankful Tree because it helps teach kids the quality of being thankful; something we should...
View ArticleHomeschooling a Gifted Child
My heart felt like it would pound out of my chest. It was 2am and as I laid in bed, fear gripped me in a vice as the thought tortured me about what would lie ahead for my son who has speech delay. Only...
View ArticleChallenges to Homeschooling as a Shift Family
We just completed our first real week of homeschool and I can already see some challenges ahead. We are a “shift family”. My husband works 3 rotating shifts that change each week. Living in a small...
View ArticleGrapevine Bible Studies – a Comprehensive Homeschool Bible Curriculum
Last year I blogged about homeschooling without a printer. While it is doable, it is not ideal, especially when you don’t have access to the type of materials you need to homeshcool adequately. This...
View ArticleScreen Free Mornings
So I was watching one of my besties’ scopes the other day, in which she mentioned that she does not allow screen time before school. I will admit to a major screen time struggle in our home. I’ve...
View Article31 Days of Screen Free Activities for Kids
I have been on a campaign to get my kids screen free….at least in the mornings. A month ago I took on a challenge to give my kids no screen time before school. For several months before that, I had...
View ArticleHave a Play Plan – 31 Days of Screen Free Activities for Kids – Day 1
I have been waging an unsuccessful war with our TV for a few years now. The war was always lost on the fields of: Whining, Boredom, Begging, Tantrums, “Mommy needs to clean the house now”, and “Mommy...
View ArticleLearning With Playdough – 31 Days of Screen Free Activities for Kids
This is one of the cheapest ways you can entertain your children….for hours. Make a batch of this fool-proof playdough, give your kids cookie cutters, butter knives, pans, a rolling pin, cars….or any...
View Article10 Benefits to Doing Puzzles- 31 Days of Screen Free Activities for Kids – Day 3
One of the fonder memories I have from my early teen years is spending hours together with my siblings putting together huge jigsaw puzzles while listening to our favorite records. For some reason, I...
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