I would love to be the mom who constantly has a steady stream of awe inspiring ideas to teach my children about God. But the reality is that I’m bone dry most of the time, or I’m just too lazy/tired to even think about it. This spring, however, I’ve been teaching a 4-6 year old class […] Read more…
For a Christian, Easter is the biggest celebration of the year. It is the day that we proclaim Jesus as the Risen Savior…which means that He is who He says He is AND He has secured our future resurrection due to His own. There is no greater celebration and no greater joy. To involve my children […] Read more…
I’ve been teaching a fun class with 4-6 year olds at the church on Wednesday evenings. It has been so much fun, and this is one of the cute lessons we did just a couple weeks ago. I also did this same lesson at home with my 2- and 3-year-old, so you can adjust it […] Read more…
Where do I begin? Let’s begin at the beginning. 1986…married…with a baby coming. I had no idea about the journey I was about to embark on. I felt excited and scared. But the incredible joy at seeing that tiny face for the first time was indescribable! Fast forward two-and-a-half years and another incredible blessing was on the way. […] Read more…
My two year old daughter loves books, and tries to read them to me. It’s adorable, and funny, and exciting that she is so into it. My son however, is less interested in reading. He’ll let me read to him at bed time, but at other times throughout the day, he’d rather be doing anything […] Read more…
Occasionally, a moment arises when the big kids are done with their school work, the babies are napping, a meal is bubbling away in the crock pot, and the weather outside is perfect. It’s occasional, but it does happen. 🙂 If and when that golden opportunity with your big kids shows itself, I recommend spending some time together outside on […] Read more…
Having toddlers is a lot of fun, but it can also be sort of stressful when you’re starting out and when you think about having to teach your child. Maybe it’s stressful because you’ve never taught anyone before, maybe it’s stressful because you have no ideas, or maybe it’s just stressful because your toddler is […] 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…
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…