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Biblical Boyhood Part 2: Fighting, Retaliation, and Bullies
September 3, 2012
So, this is a big topic. And this post is just going to scratch the surface, but I have a few things I really want to say. Let me just…
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Biblical Boyhood Part 1: The Heart of a Hero
August 27, 2012
My husband and I have been working together to study the type of character that God wants our boys to have. After all, we have four of them! We are…
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Reminder to Myself: Don't Coddle Your Boys!
July 16, 2012
Now that my oldest son is approaching age 9 (this week, in fact!), I am starting to realize, slowly, that before I know it, I will no longer have four…
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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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Memorizing Scripture with Your Kids
February 10, 2012
During some seasons of our life, it has been easier than others to do a well-organized Bible time with the boys each morning. This lesson on Elijah is a good…
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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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Make an Advent Book
December 3, 2011
I can't remember what exactly got me thinking about the word "advent" - maybe it was the Star Wars Lego advent calendar I saw in the store, or the one…
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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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Living Water
March 25, 2011
Lately we have been reading through the New Testament during our morning Bible Time. We are using the Child's Story Bible by Catherine Vos, which is an excellent resource for…
