We are huge fans of Chick-fil-A’s dress like a cow for free chicken day. Well, that’s not the official name, but you get the idea. We have participated every year since we first found out about the annual celebration. We think it’s fun to dress up and look silly. It’s even more fun to go… [continue reading]
The Laundry Problem
Laundry is one of my biggest household chores that takes the greatest amount of time. For our family of seven I have to do two to three loads a day six days a week or I’ll be drowning in laundry. Thankfully, I like doing laundry. Go me! Ha ha. Now don’t go and assume the… [continue reading]
Parenting and Inappropriate Behavior
As my girls get older, I find myself telling them not to do something because it’s not “appropriate.” With some issues I go into more depth, but in others that answer just has to be enough for now. I see the innocent puzzled looks on their faces. How well I remember being told similar things… [continue reading]
Healthy Peer Pressure
“Can I have some real food?” my five year old boy yelled in my face one morning as we were getting ready for school. (We homeschool, but my children attend programs for homeschoolers two days a week.) I had no idea what my son was talking about. “What?” I responded in my inside voice. “Can… [continue reading]
Girls Day Out
As it happened one of our homeschool co-ops was canceled for the day, but the boy’s Mom’s Day Out was still on. I didn’t tell the girls what I had planned. I wanted it to be a surprise and if something had come up then no one would have been disappointed. But all went well… [continue reading]
A child used by God
Every once in a while one of my children will really surprise me. On a day to day basis it seems like I struggle with parenting. Sometimes realizing things I’m doing wrong and trying to work on them. Other times I’m wondering if anything I say or do will ever get though to the kids. … [continue reading]
Goal Setting and Getting Back on Track
It has been a tough year and now I find myself very far behind when it came to most things around the home. Thinking back I realized that six out of the last 12 months I was pregnant. Twice I had a miscarriage at twelve weeks. Also in the last 12 months my husband has… [continue reading]
A new form of discipline?
I never know what will happen when I leave Jason alone with the kids, and the children find great fun in giving me all the details. Sometimes I gasp in all seriousness and others in mock seriousness, but there is always something like, “Mom, Little Jason almost got run over by a car!” This time… [continue reading]
How our children memorize Scripture
For years my children went to AWANA clubs. The main thing I liked about these clubs was the emphasis on memorizing Scripture. When we left our last church to go to a small family integrated church, this is one of the things that I was especially sad to leave behind. When I was little my… [continue reading]
Not my worst day
It was a stressful day. I was telling my husband about it. It began with taking my oldest for her root canal appointment. Yes, we went with the root canal. I’ll tell you more about that another day, but it did go well. My two boys have been running a fever so that just adds… [continue reading]