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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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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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Our "Lego" Gift Plant
January 12, 2012
Our church sent us this lovely plant while we were in the hospital with our new baby. Notice anything interesting about it? Here's a closer look: The boys have invaded…
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Baby is Here!
January 6, 2012
Jonathan Henry Dees Born 5:42 p.m. on January 3, 2012 7 lb. 11 oz. and 20.5 inches long More pictures and details to come - we're leaving the hospital…
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Best of 2011
December 31, 2011
Happy New Year's Eve! 2011 really seemed to fly by for our family! Of course, I spent half the year expecting our fourth son, so that may have something to…
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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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We tried to take a nice family picture...
December 20, 2011
Hi, this is Owen. Mom doesn't usually let me up at the computer, being as how I'm 2 and all, but since she's folding laundry and not paying attention, I…
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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…