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How God provided a bicycle for a 9 year old boy who wanted one
December 7, 2012
Aidan has been a growing kid lately! He now officially eats more than me. He would eat all the time if I would let him! Back in the summer, we…
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Volunteering at the Institute for Creation Research
November 15, 2012
Today, the boys and I had the opportunity to volunteer at the Dallas branch of the Institute for Creation Research. We found out about this volunteering opportunity yesterday evening, and…
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Our Chore System
August 21, 2012
Recently, I visited with a friend about how to help boys grow into responsible men. I wrote down the wisdom I received in this post. Since then, we have changed…
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Homeschooling: The First Two Weeks
August 6, 2012
So, we started our homeschool year last Monday. Yes, it's very early! We've been having high temperatures around 108 degrees, and it's just too hot to do anything else! I…
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The "Do Something Hard" Challenge
June 24, 2012
This week is the "Do Something Hard" challenge at our house! My husband and I want our boys to learn to work hard. We want them to be able to…
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Sibling Squabbles and the Kindness Car
June 10, 2012
At our house, we struggle with sibling fighting. A lot. There are days when it seems that every word that comes out of everyone's mouth is rude, selfish, or designed…
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Teaching Kids to Serve Others
December 19, 2011
One of the things that my husband and I desire for our children is that they learn to serve others. We want them to consider others as more important than…
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Chore Charts for Kids
July 20, 2011
Now that I've made it through 2 months of morning sickness, it's time to take back control of the children and the house! Actually, there were some areas that needed…
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Dealing with Sibling Conflict: Tattling
June 21, 2011
So, I haven't been blogging much lately! Morning sickness has been getting the best of me lately, and not much interesting is going on at our house, unless you count…
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A few thoughts on boys and weapons...
September 18, 2010
Since I just posted about making a weapon, and I'm sure we'll post about lots more weapons in the future, I thought that I would post our family's thoughts on…
