As my children are entering into the ability to understand the depth of Christmas, I am filled with the desire to present them with the truth: that, yes, we eagerly await the joy the gifts will bring on Christmas morning, but we also anticipate the forever joy that the birth of our Savior brings. Toys, […] Read more…
We have an oak tree in the front yard that makes THE BEST acorns. They are big and fat and they all have those little “hats.” It’s like Pinterest is raining down crafty opportunities in my front yard. I’ve been gathering the acorns for weeks now…buckets of them…all in anticipation of making my very own acorn […] Read more…
Join us this week as our “Kids On A Mission” series takes us to the weird and wonderful island-nation of Madagascar! Holding the title as the most biologically diverse area on the planet, Madagascar perfectly points to the beauty and power of our Great Creator. Throughout this week’s lesson, children will be introduced to the great […] Read more…
My experience with homeschooling started out just like one of those teeny-bopper Freddy Prinze, Jr. movies. Basically, the guy doesn’t want to date the girl because she wears dorky glasses but a magical crescendo leads to the girl taking off the dorky glasses and all of a sudden he realizes she’s the gorgeous Rachel Leigh […] Read more…
Sometimes the daily routine of life with young children needs to be broken up with something unexpected. With a surprise. I love surprises, and I’m assuming that at least one of my 4 kids shares that particular chromosome with me. And there is nothing sweeter than my child knowing that he is both loved and liked […] Read more…
I spend my days at home with 4 precious, young children. Most days are simple. And sweet. Yes, there are squabbles. Yes, there are messes. Yes, going anywhere is an ordeal. But overall, the days are filled with sweetness. Not yesterday. Yesterday was bad. If cameras had recorded what went on inside my house and […] Read more…
Emotionally speaking, toddlers make 13-year-old girls seem like rock-solid titans of reason. My own 3-year-old has been “set off” by something as seemingly not-big-deal-ish as finishing her sucker, her shoes being too “match-y” and – my personal favorite – her blanket lovey not being smelly enough. I am now knee-deep in my 3rd toddler, with a 4th following […] Read more…
I am in a new phase with my first-born, Rudy. And like every new phase that he goes through, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I’M DOING. Poor first-borns…they get all of our parenting “firsts” while we get all of their precious ones. The new phase that we are in has to do with homeschooling. I homeschool our […] Read more…
My eyes are going bad. What I mean is, not too long ago my eyes had only rose-colored vision for my precious children. But now, it seems that I’m focusing less on them and more on, well, the mess. Now, instead of quickly grabbing the camera when I walk into a room and find one of the […] Read more…
It’s been three whole months. That doesn’t sound like much. Three months is only a trimester…the length of summer…how long I wait for a movie to arrive at Redbox. But for a lonely person, three months is overwhelming. Our cross-country move from my beloved Sweet Home Alabama to the rough and tough Lone Star State triggered […] Read more…