Inspiration for teaching young children!
One of my big goals as a wife and mommy this year, is to build some margin into my family’s life. Owning a business has its perks, but as anyone who is a business owner can tell you, it can be very taxing on the family. This year I want to ease the stress of “work overload” by simplifying and… Read More
REJOICE As I thought about what I wanted to work on in 2017, the word “Rejoice” came to mind. In the last two months of 2016, I met a family who seem to live in a perpetual state of thankfulness. They are always sharing with others God’s goodness in their life. They aren’t fancy, or wealthy, they don’t have it all together… Read More
Here is a super easy way to turn Christmas gift-giving into an educational activity. These pictures are from last year when Kenny was first learning how to trace letters. Using a sharpie marker, simply write out the dashed letters for your toddler to trace. It will obviously work best on solid colored wrapping paper, but some patterned paper works as… Read More
For a couple months now I have been planning to make a schedule for the two older children. In my mind, I had this amazing, elaborate schedule that I would design with little checkboxes and time slots. The other day I realized the fancy schedule isn’t going to get made anytime soon, so I made a simple schedule instead. And guess… Read More
Kenny – 4 years old Kenny loves working with Grandpa, writing his letters, floor puzzles, building Lego creations, and buttering his own toast. If we let him, I think he would just be an eskimo and live outdoors in this frigid winter. He plays out as long as I will allow, but can be brought in happily with a cup of… Read More
Just for fun, I thought I’d share what I’m putting in my children’s stockings this year. Since none of them can read the blog yet, I figure it’s safe to share here. 🙂 Burt’s Bees Lip balm – Because they’re always “borrowing” mine. Twistable Colored Pencils – My kids love to color, and I think they’ll enjoy these. Bill & Ben Trains We have the wooden… Read More
This is a very simple method for helping small children learn to speak clearly, pleasantly, and well. A couple years ago I was reading a book recommended by a wise lady I know. It had a couple of gems in it making it worth the read, but this has by far been the best thing I got from the book…. Read More
When Rick was a little boy, his Granny would take him to the dollar store at Christmas and let him pick whatever he wanted for each member of his family, one gift per person. This year we took Kenny & Addie and added it to our Christmas traditions. They took a few dollars from their own piggy banks, and we… Read More
It’s been a little quiet on the blog the last few weeks, so here’s a quick life update, and a sneak peek at what I have coming up for you in this last part of 2016 and in January… December hit this family hard. Oh, we’ve been having fun, but it has been nonstop! In October, Kenny turned 4, and in… Read More
Have you seen the movie, “War Room”? Well, the book, “Fervent” was inspired by that film, and written by Priscilla Shirer (the main actress from the movie.) This book was recommended to me over and over again by friends and family members, before I finally hopped on Amazon and ordered it. Ladies, when I say this is a MUST… Read More