1. Homeschooling: The First Two Weeks

    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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  2. Reminder to Myself: Don't Coddle Your Boys!

    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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  3. Do Something Unexpected! (Your kids will love it!)

    I am a fairly color-in-the-lines type of person, and my kids are often, uh, not so much. Why walk down the stairs when you can jump? Why go around the…

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  4. Is Social Media Making Biblical Issues Out of Issues that Aren't?

    Okay, so this topic doesn't fit with what I usually post, but it's something that I've been thinking about a lot lately. And it has to do with parenting boys,…

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  5. Expectation

    The countdown has begun for the arrival of baby boy #4... Our other boys were born at 37, 38, and 38 weeks, so it could be as soon as next…

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  6. Teaching Kids to Serve Others

    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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  7. Book Review: The Money Saving Mom's Budget

    A couple months ago, I was selected along with several other bloggers to receive a pre-release copy of The Money Saving Mom's Budget to review. I have enjoyed reading Crystal…

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  8. Things You Say When You Have a 2 Year Old in the House

    Get down off the table! You may not tell Mommy "No!" What's in your mouth? Show me what is in your mouth!" We write only on paper. No, not on…

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  9. Embracing God's View of Children

    Brothers Photo Attempt - July 4, 2010 Last night, my husband and I were watching TV when a Mirena birth control commercial came on. I watched it in awe. Awe…

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  10. How to do a Boy's Haircut with Clippers

    UPDATE: This post has been updated and improved - click below to view the new post with a better tutorial video! How to do a Boy's Haircut with Clippers Over…

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