Now, last night we went camping for only the second time in her short life. She loved it. From running around with sticks to toasting...

Last night, as we sat down for our sundown worship, I asked the kids what story they wanted to hear. They sat there thinking for a...

It’s not that I’m not attempting to keep current, I read the papers. I try to use my brain for more than just meal planning. And I...

I find hope in this promise, as does my husband, so when we share this with our children we let them know that it’s okay and it’s natural...

But I took the opportunity to make it a teaching moment. I said that she was right, lying is bad. “God even says so in the Bible. He...

This week my son has been going to a science day camp at our Nature and Science Museum. Every day, my daughter and I drop him off with...

I’m a mother. I stay home, take care of my kids, feed my family, wash the clothes…you get the idea. I’m a homemaker. I don’t always...

That’s true empathy, to suffer alongside someone and still want to comfort them. I need a lesson in this. I need to remember this sweet...

Even so, I was determined not to hear that sound in my house. I dreaded it above most every other bad habit that kids pick up along the...

One of the main things we do is keep an easel with a blank canvas always ready for their inspired days. I have boxes of paints at the...

On Creation: Being a mother starts the day you decide to create a life. Even if such event happens by accident, you have become a mother....

Before I can shut my eyes and fully retreat, there is a tug on my arm, “Mom, remember when we had popsicles, just the other day.” And...

Mothers, please start using your stern voices. And believe me when I say this, your child is smart…oh, you knew that already. So, then...

When we tell a child they should be better, be different, be our expectation of them, we are changing them, inhibiting them. When we...

Grown ups must speak from outside, pass through snacks, crawl down low to whisper love. It’s not that grown ups aren’t allowed, in fact...

Just recently I realized that when teaching my children about Christianity, I have been laying out fundamental beliefs. I have been...

Today I was once again tested by my five year old. While driving from one place to another today, we had 30 minutes in which to enjoy...

The only thing we, as parents, really have to offer our children is consistency and conviction. They are an inseparable combination. If...

My husband made a giraffe growth chart for the kids before our son was even a year old. I looked at it expectantly, knowing that someday...

Depending on who is designated story reader for the night, the stories range from adventurous knights to flitting fairies and everything...