Every single day that we make the effort to raise our children into compassionate, God following little people with values and morale and a firm sense of belonging we are doing something that will impact this world- so don’t lose hope and despair and underestimate your role as parents. It’s single-handedly the most important, world…
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Parenting in hindsight
Her hands were frail and her touch evoked a grandmotherly warmth as she held my hand and bent to touch the ragged hair of my 15 month old. “You’re such a doll” she said before looking around the table and reminiscing, “this reminds me of when my children were young. I had 5 of them….
Is it OK to talk about our children?
I have noticed something absolutely amazing about children…when you call them or when you are giving instructions or directions, they consciously or not, tune you out when they feel like it but somehow, they can sense when you ARE about to talk about them, and suddenly they take an extra 5 minutes to walk up…
YOU are your child’s biggest bully…
The idea that WE, as parents are our children’s biggest bully doesn’t seem to fit the title, it makes us squirm but it’s the harsh reality. We begin this by holding them to standards higher than we hold ourselves. HOW?? 1) We too become disappointed and this leads to frustration but when they become this…
Be spontaneous
Today, instead of thinking about all the what if’s surrounding you really want to do: just do it! Be present in the moment, in the sentiment expressed, in the people you encounter and enjoy a random , unplanned, completely spontaneous activity! xo
Parenting in the moment!
There’s no other time like right now to just be present and in the moment!. There will always be laundry to do and dishes to wash, but this precious window of time with your littles won’t last forever. Read that extra book. Ride for five more minutes. Grab an extra snuggle when you can. Bake those…
6 ways to avoid Home school Burn-out!
Below you can find a few of my favorite tips that I pep-talk myself with as well as offer to home school friends. While this journey can be beautiful, it is demanding and burn out can happen easily if you are too rigid and structured in your ways.
My Father | Their Grandfather
When my father visits, I love watching the relationships he forms with each of my children flourish in their own ways. Each of them have helped to bring out more emotion from this man who was always caring underneath a very tough exterior. He texts me to ask how they are doing, sends his love…
This Beautiful Life of Ours 