Stop ironing. Just, stop. Always keep an extra pair of clothes for you and the kids in your car (ha! I mean van). It seems like a weekly occurrence with us that as soon as we get to wherever we are going – which is more than likely ChickFilA – someone has literally ruined their clothes. […] Read more…
Feeling The Pressure?
I carry around a ridiculous burden. It’s a burden that Areas where I feel the pressure: Keeping my kids’ OVERWHELMING variety of blocks and Legos organized and in separate bins. And off the floor. Programming my kids to not only look an adult in the eye when spoken to but to also have something funny, […] Read more…
10 Sweet & Simple Ideas That Will Make Your Child Feel Special
Why I Don’t Assume My Child Is A Christian
11 Things that help keep you sane during toddler years…
PBS Having toddlers eat at a kids table for Breakfast and lunch Going to the YMCA Joining a Bible Study with Child care Teaching a children’s class at Wednesday Night Church (again, with Childcare) Tidy House vs. Clean House Play Dates Big Meals, with Big Left overs Probiotics Set Wake-up time Tossing old clothes and […] Read more…
Identity Crisis
Recent information about parenting and allowing children to lead in identity making… http://www.positive-parenting-ally.com/types-of-parenting-styles.html https://www.genderspectrum.org/explore-topics/parenting-and-family/ We ache to know who we are, and if no one ever tells us the truth, then we go and try to make our identity ourselves. But it never quite fits, it never quite lines up, it never truly satisifies […] Read more…
A Time To Be Silent
There is a major highway in Houston called the Sam Houston Parkway. It’s a giant loop that goes all the way around the city. Seriously, it’s gigantic. On a map, the highway looks like a rounded square with downtown Houston in the very center. Nice and neat and symmetrical. But zoom in to real life […] Read more…
Creation Lesson with Play-Dough Craft
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 […] Read more…
An Easter Craft To Do With Your Kids: The Empty Tomb
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…
The Perfect Man
Our newest team member, Merri Gamble, has shared some of herexperience from being married for several decades! Enjoy! “Perfect” – adj.1. conforming absolutely to the description or definition of an ideal type When you look at your husband, or think of him, or speak of him – what goes through your mind? Does it depend on […] Read more…