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Managing toys with little parts when you have a baby in the house
August 16, 2012
I thought while I was writing up this week's Lego Fun Friday that I would also address how we are handling big boys with Legos (and other toys with teeny…
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Remembering God's Grace
August 15, 2012
The other day, I was rocking my 7 month old son in his new room in our new house, and I started thinking... God's grace to us has been pretty…
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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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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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Do Something Unexpected! (Your kids will love it!)
June 20, 2012
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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Is Social Media Making Biblical Issues Out of Issues that Aren't?
June 18, 2012
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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Expectation
December 24, 2011
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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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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Book Review: The Money Saving Mom's Budget
December 7, 2011
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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Things You Say When You Have a 2 Year Old in the House
September 28, 2011
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…
