These are unprecedented times for us, but God was not surprised by the coronavirus. His Word gives us the guidance we need to get through these times. Sometimes even familiar stories can teach us a new lesson.
Also known as "Run them 'til they sleep!" This list has some of Winchester's best places to take your kids outside. Dirty, exhausted kids are happy kids who sleep well!
The not-altogether-with-it mom's guide to buying and selling at our local children's consignment store
Sometimes I have a hard time believing that Jesus can truly relate to my stay-at-home-mom life. Then I started studying the book of Mark...
Here's a quick list of all the places I've found to visit Santa around Winchester in 2019.
I wanted to know what Advent really meant, so I took a look and found out I had been lying to my kids. Oops. Turns out, Advent is all about eagerly waiting for Jesus. A time to focus on getting to know Him better. However you choose to celebrate with your family, I think the point is that we are spending time each day focusing on who God is and what He has done.
I love family traditions. So I'm here to offer my best advice on building them. Tips #1-10: Keep it simple!!! Christmas is magical all on its own. Your traditions should make the holidays better, not more stressful.
I think we're teaching preschoolers to read the wrong way. We're so caught up in our kids knowing their letters and sounds that we're skipping over the pre-reading skills that are going to make our kids lifelong readers and learners. Join me up here on my soapbox, won't you?
Welcome to a new series on the blog, where the kids and I try and out some ideas from Pinterest and see how they work out for us. We started off with "science experiments" because that's what the kids chose and when you let kids choose, you don't have to make decisions or take responsibility if it's a bad idea.
I may feel out of place and like I'm getting it all wrong, but God created me. He knows what he's doing. He doesn't mess up. The truth of who God is is bigger than my feelings of insecurity - I get things wrong, but He doesn't.